Top Posts of 2017

by Emily Conrad I don’t write a Christmas letter, but I do enjoy reading the ones I receive. It’s so interesting to see how a year boils down into one or two pages.As a novelist, I’m not used to being so succinct. 2017 has meant approximately 100 new...

Why It’s Important to Celebrate (and some book news!)

by Emily ConradI was just sitting down in the cafe at Barnes and Noble with two of my local writing friends when a familiar name popped up on my cell phone screen. Familiar, but someone who usually emails rather than calls: my literary agent.I stepped away to take the...