But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.

I'm writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it. Don't be afraid to shake it up.

Book clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing.

I love actors and I love to create an environment where they feel safe to connect and thrive and try things, to fail and succeed and flourish and fly.

The Wise County Bookmobile is one of the most beautiful sights in the world to me. When I see it lumbering down the mountain road like a tank . . . I flag it down like an old friend. I've waited on this corner every Friday since I can remember. The Bookmobile is just a government truck, but to me it's a glittering royal coach delivering stories and knowledge and life itself. I even love the smell of books. People have often told me that one of their strongest childhood memories is the scent of their grandmother's house. I never knew my grandmothers, but I could always count on the Bookmobile.

I even love the smell of books.

Women move through the world never knowing their power.