Twentysomething Essays by twentysomething Writers — Kate McGovern

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My two-year-old ran in the door tonight and threw herself on my body, her home base. It is not lost on me that there’s a two-year-old in Illinois who will never get to press his body against his mother’s again. And a baby in New York who

It’s a glamorous life, folks.

When I see MAPLE on a shelf like this, all I can think (aside from omgthatsmybook—truly, it never gets old) is that the future for our kids, as readers, is so bright.

There are some people out there who don’t want their kids reading boo

November 1, the day the parents raid the Halloween candy, also the start of NaNoWriMo, which I’ve never done and am still not planning to do—but this year instead I’m going to use the big writing energy to help me get my arms around

This book is for her. (And her sister, but she can’t wear a mask or hold a stack of books yet, so…not pictured.)

Took Maple to a celebratory (and childless!) lunch with the other half.

She’s out today! I’m beyond grateful to everyone who has been on Team Maple from the get-go: my @candlewickpress family, the extraordinary Jess Regel at @helmlitera

Getting ready to send out some MAPLE swag! Want some?? It’s not too late to preorder this little green beauty anywhere you love to buy books. (And if buying a book isn’t in your budget right now, a library request is wonderful too! Drop m

All of a sudden it’s fall outside and both kids are in school and I just caught my breath and realized I have a book coming out in 2 WEEKS! Are you ready to meet Maple??

Preorders are available now, and they’re so valuable and appreciat

Um, it was like an extremely good day for book mail. ❤️💜💚

Still life of week 2 with both children in school. Cue soapbox about the imperative of universal (high-quality, affordable) childcare.

I always learn something new about the craft of writing middle grade when I read the great @megmedinabooks.

Let my kid pack her own books for vacation. She took the assignment extremely seriously. Then in true 4-year-old fashion, she read the same one on repeat for the entire trip. (Yasmin in Charge, for anyone wondering. We ❤️ Yasmin.)

Advance copies of this beauty arrived today, and what a wonder to hold her in my hands after all this time. MAPLE is the first book I’ve written with my own kids in mind as readers. Early reviews: shiny cover, bright colors, tastes good. I&rsqu

Someone said summer vacation and I must’ve gotten confused—I thought that meant I was going to have long lazy days for burning through my TBR pile, like I did as a kid when I used to read a book day for stamps from the @cambridgepubliclib

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