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“Tuesday Mooney, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, is a pun-filled adventure story, a love letter to the city of Boston (where Kate lived for eleven years), and an exploration of the complexities of becoming an adult. As Kate puts it, “I wanted to write a lady Indiana Jones book” that also tackled what she learned about “money and wealth” in eight years of working in financial services and fundraising.”
With Helen Bronk, at Dead Darlings
“[Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts] is a complete mash letter to my eleven years in Boston, to the experiences I had, the people I met, and the city itself.”
With Kathleen Gerard, at Shelf Awareness
“I think I'm just drawn to the mysterious--the dark, unexplored corners in people, in history, in the world around us, and how the attempt to plumb those depths, the work of seeking and trying to understand (even though full understanding may never be possible), can be the work of a whole life.”
With Louise Miller, at The Debutante Ball
“Writing a novel on spec is a kind of hope marathon."
With Gina Damico
“Always be careful what you wish for from an author, because SHE JUST MIGHT DO IT."
With Kevin Fanning, at Necessary Fiction
“Everything’s different now, except for how nothing is.”
At Dead Darlings
“I taught myself to keep a writing practice the same way I taught myself to go to the gym (though the former has stuck a little better):
I made it a habit that fit in my life.”
Jacket Copy, at The Los Angeles Times
“God, I love this book -- like I love all books that surprise and captivate me, that I don’t see coming but stay with me forever.”
At The Book Dumpling
“Find what you love, what challenges you, what moves and surprises you, and chase it.”