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McAllister‘s writing is lyrical and fun with lots o‘ word love to be found.

“He‘s listened to Dylan. He‘s skimmed Kerouac. He knows that if you‘re a disaffected young American and you‘re looking to find yourself, then the place to look is somewhere between your current location and the other side of the country”

Some bubbles and something to make me cry..

Beautiful night to read outside!!! Trying to get thru the backlog on my Netgalley account & finish some ARCs... do you have the problem of requesting/checking out more than you can possibly read? I'm trying to control it but there are so many books I want to read!!!

I'm on a panel with Tom McAllister at the Gaithersburg Book Festival next month. Apparently both of our books are sad! Looking forward to diving in.

It's a delightful surprise, and probably an unmistakable sign from the universe, when you add something to your wishlist and then discover that same book already on your shelf. Never one to argue with clear signs, I'm starting this one immediately.

Beautiful cover! #riotgrams (day 6: currently reading)

Scored a few excellent ARCs today #alamd17 in Atlanta

As suspected, I didn't make it through this without some tears. But McAllister's novel isn't exactly sad, despite the subject matter. It's wry and funny and heartfelt and sometimes a little trite but ultimately an incredibly real, moving story of a perfectly imperfect marriage that ends far too soon, and one young widower's scrambling, scrabbling attempt to find a future for himself without his wife. Full review to come in Shelf Awareness.

2017 goals: stay ahead of review deadlines, drink more water. Still going strong on day two. Also if I make it through this book without sobbing it will be a miracle.