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Five pages in and I am obsessed. Gorgeous writing

Five pages in and I am obsessed. Gorgeous writing and very much the kind of story I love. Also: mermaids! (I think. Stay tuned). So glad I requested an early copy from @torbooks and I can’t wait to see where @kellinthewoods takes me. #uponastarlittide

No one believes me when I say this, but I didn’t

No one believes me when I say this, but I didn’t think anyone would read this book. All I knew for sure was that I was obsessed with #marthaballard and wanted to tell her story. I believed (and still believe) that small acts, done in love, matter every bit as much as the ones that make the newspaper and the history books. So I opened a vein and gave this book—the one I was certain would be destined for obscurity—everything I had. Almost one year since her publication, I still feel like I have been shot out of a cannon. Last week she landed on the New York Times bestseller list for the first time. And this week she is still holding steady at #6. Thank you to everyone who has read #thefrozenriver and to all those who love Martha as much as I do. I never saw this coming. 📚 ❄️📚❄️📚❄️

Hi. Hello. I’m coming to see you in November.

Hi. Hello. I’m coming to see you in November.

Charmed by Scotland.

Charmed by Scotland.

Forests and ferns. #scotland

Forests and ferns. #scotland

10 of 10, would recommend. #Scotland

10 of 10, would recommend. #Scotland

Cannons, cliffs, and castles. Leaving nothing behi

Cannons, cliffs, and castles. Leaving nothing behind on this epic tour of #Scotland

Cliffs and waterfalls. #scotland

Cliffs and waterfalls. #scotland

Scotland, 2024.

Scotland, 2024.

I used to be smart. Capable, even. I could sit dow

I used to be smart. Capable, even. I could sit down at my desk, open the document, and just…start writing. At one point in my life I even wrote I Was Anastasia (without question my most intellectually challenging novel). And then I decided to write *this* book and suddenly became A Very Dumb Person. It was a good run, I guess. I used to be smart. #amwriting #thepiratequeen #historicalfiction #ireland #graceomalley

Oh, just a bit of research for the next book. Ligh

Oh, just a bit of research for the next book. Light work as the kids say. The Pirate Queen headed your way November-ish, 2025.

Be where your feet are. That’s what a friend say

Be where your feet are. That’s what a friend says. And this week I did exactly that. Which is why this is one of the only pictures I took.

Listen: meet your heroes. @leifenger has long been

Listen: meet your heroes. @leifenger has long been one of mine and I got to meet him tonight at @parnassusbooks and he couldn’t have been more wonderful. His new novel, I Cheerfully Refuse, is—and I do not say this lightly—even better than Peace Like A River. (A top ten lifetime favorite for me and a novel that still makes me weep. Long live Rueben and Swede!!) Also there tonight was @andrewpetersonmusic and even though I didn’t make it weird by randomly introducing myself, I loved being in a room with the only two male artists who regularly make me cry (in a good way). All of which to say tonight was A++

So rarely does one nation lift their eyes to the h

So rarely does one nation lift their eyes to the heavens all at once. #eclipse

There is nothing, in all the world, like the Texas

There is nothing, in all the world, like the Texas sky.

New story alert

Coming Thursday from

✨✨New story alert ✨✨ Coming Thursday from @amazon.original — Barriers to Entry, the story of Frances Glessner Lee, a sixty-seven year old grandmother who became the mother of forensic science.

I cannot wait for this next leg of book tour! Midw

I cannot wait for this next leg of book tour! Midwest, I’m coming for you. 📚📚

The storm always passes.

The storm always passes.

Hi. Hello. I have fun news! For many years I co-ra

Hi. Hello. I have fun news! For many years I co-ran a website called She Reads with @marybethwhalen. We loved doing it and we found something valuable and rare as a result: a real online community. But we retired the site in 2018 to focus on our writing and families (we have ten children and fifteen novels between us—so no small undertaking). But kids grow and seasons change and in mid 2023 we realized that we missed the community we’d built. So we’re bring it back—with a few changes and some help. Last week we officially re-launched as @thebooktide and announced our newest member: @belbeckabby (aka my amazing sister, who keeps us on track.)

What is @thebooktide you ask? Simply put, a community of readers who believe that “a rising tide lifts all books.” We have a lot of fun things planned for this year, not the least of which are a book club and a podcast / talk show. You can head to @thebooktide and click the link in our bio for more info. I truly hope to see you there!! ❤️❤️📚📚

The most fun I’ve ever had in a single month. Th

The most fun I’ve ever had in a single month. Thank you @gmabookclub !!! #thefrozenriver #marthaballard

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