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Release days are funny, but it is always a profound thrill to wake up and know that today, other people can read a thing you wrote.

More on that, Maple for the People, and becoming an author, in my Substack!

‘tis the season for sending out MAPLE FOR THE PEOPLE preorder swag, and I think this is my cutest batch ever!! The @lovepipsticks bookish stickers and thank-you cards are really the icing on the cake.

It’s not too late to get some for a

Preorder update, pay-it-forward edition: around 600 meals donated so far via food banks in LA, Bronx, Chicago, Minneapolis, New Orleans, and several Greater Boston communities. Let’s keep going?!

Signed copies of MAPLE FOR THE PEOPLE availabl

In MAPLE FOR THE PEOPLE, Maple’s trying to figure out how one person—maybe along with some friends—can make a difference in their community. A familiar feeling these days, right? So this month, when you pre-order a copy of the book

“A charming and affirming page-turner with an unexpectedly happy ending.” Can’t ask for a better take than that. Proud of this girl. Thanks for the love (and the star!!), @kirkus_reviews!!

“I’ve finally accepted that authors have to stand up for our writing. We have to talk about it, even if we don’t want to. That’s part of the work. I have the time now to invest in it, so I no longer have any excuse not to. Inc

Maple’s back and ready for sixth grade. Or is she?? Delighted to continue this story with @candlewickpress in spring 2026!

K is for Kamala and Kavya and (pre)K, and these sisters are off and running! All kids deserve to go to school with joy, curiosity, and without fear. Vote like a mother this November, for your kids and mine and complete strangers’ too.

These paperback beauties hit shelves today! (And as always, my BFFs at @porter_square_books have you covered for signed copies.)

Here’s a fun surprise: MAPLE is a PJ Our Way selection this month via @pjlibrary, a monthly book club for families raising Jewish children! As you know if you’ve read the book, Maple has one Jewish parent (her mom), and while her family i

18 months (and 6 shots, 8 blood draws, and many many nose tickles) later, that’s a wrap on Moderna’s pediatric c*vid vaccine trial for these brave kids. When they’re bigger, I hope they’ll be proud to remember how they rolled

“How do you find the time to write?”

Child care. That’s it. There is no secret, there is only child care. Grandparents (we’re lucky), daycare magic, full-day public school (finally!).

After several false starts, this is the

New year new space new projects.

(yes I like to keep my free weights close in case of emergency. And yes I moved the mess off my desk before taking this photo.)