Between the Book & the World
New York Times bestselling author of THE PARIS WIFE, CIRCLING THE SUN, LOVE AND RUIN, WHEN THE STARS GO DARK, and my forthcoming novel SKYLARK coming January 6th, 2026
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Do you feel inspired (or on the contrary, uninspired) by the cities and states you live in? Does your writing mood depend on the weather/climate or does it not matter at all? (opens the original)
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Bodies of Water (opens the original)
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Last month, in the space of a single July week, I found myself in or near four different bodies of water: Chestnut Pond in New Hampshire, the open sea and a kettle pond on Cape Cod, and finally Lake Michigan. I had managed to squeeze in a few days each with dear friends before a book event in Petoskey. With work and family obligations, there is never nearly enough time for R&R, it’s true, but occasionally being with the right people, in just the right place, seems to rearrange the principles of
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