“We’re not even halfway through the month yet, but September has been quite a ride so far. Amazingly enough, even in the midst of the fire-ravaged, virus-plagued hellscape of late summer 2020, I have a couple of launches to be happy about, and I am hella grateful.” The new issue of my newsletter is out,… Continue reading »
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Book Q&A with Deborah Kalb: “Discomfort can be really useful to a writer”
Q: What did you see as the right blend of personal family experiences and more general descriptions as you wrote the book? A: I’m trained as a journalist, and working with such deeply personal material scared me at first. But my family’s experiences with clutter inspired me to write the book in the first place,… Continue reading »
LitHub: “Let’s blame the Victorians”
Thanks to LitHub for running this CLUTTER excerpt in which I suggest we blame the Victorians (at least partly—don’t @ me, Victorianists!) for our contemporary problem with excess stuff. This chapter was a lot of fun to research, BTW—I loved reading about 19th-century material culture. Enjoy!
Pub day!
It’s a big day here: CLUTTER: AN UNTIDY HISTORY is out in the world! I can’t wait for you to read it. As you can see, Irene and Allie are pretty excited too. Don’t let them have all the fun. Order your own copy now! (PSA: If you order a copy directly from Belt, you’ll… Continue reading »
NYTBR: “New & Noteworthy” books
Some news! CLUTTER is featured in the NYTBR’s “New & Noteworthy” section this coming Sunday (Aug. 30). I am thrilled and grateful (and so happy to see David Wilson’s snazzy cover design featured too). https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/books/review/new-this-week.html
