“I write things and fangirl. My readers are life.” — JN

View fullsize Here’s the story… of a day spent at @thebradybunchhousela !! 🌼📺 We grew up on reruns of the show, and the iconic house felt as familiar as our own. Famously, the house used in the exterior shots didn’t match the interior until @h
View fullsize We’re a bit obsessed with @aviatornation 😍 Tacos in the sun, a short stroll on the boardwalk, dessert at @voodoodoughnut and a brand new writing sweatshirt, soft as a cloud. Followed by a senior walk around the Silverlake Reservoir with @angel
View fullsize Joe Kraemer and I have been watching the Oscars together ever since our junior year of high school when my mom took us to NYC during the summer. We stayed in Horton Foote’s apartment and posed with his Academy Award for To Kill a Mockingbird, a
View fullsize Road trip up the CA coast with my love @silent_rhino 🚗☀️ No matter where I live, I will always be a West Coast girl at heart. The dramatic coastline and the blue, blue water, the Channel Islands framing the horizon, that endless sky, that particular
View fullsize I’ve been a longtime fan of @godmothersbooks but to actually be there in person was even lovelier and more inspiring than I’d imagined. Dear reader: if you ever have the chance to go, please do! (p.s. I’ve left behind signed books!)
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View fullsize No visit to CA would be complete without a photo op at the @cabazondinosaurs 🦕🦖🩷 #letlovebloom #cabazondinosaurs #california #adventureswithmylove
View fullsize Yesterday was an absolute dream! All my heartfelt thanks to the brilliant and lovely @bretts.book.stack for inviting me to La Quinta for a book club discussion with friends. It was rollicking, thoughtful, and so much FUN. You have now set the bar for
View fullsize This was my third time speaking at the @latimesfob and I wish I could describe how wondrous and magical it was. To participate in this joyous festival is an author’s dream come true. It was a day of sunshine and community, and to look around at
View fullsize We’re heeeerrrrrree!! After zero sleep the night before and plane delays, we drove directly to Beverly Hills so that I could see my fave shop @meandem with my own two eyes. 🤗 Then off to the historic @thebiltmorela where the Academy Awards got
View fullsize When you just can’t wait to get to LA, but your plane is delayed. Soooooo excited to be heading to the city I love for the @latimesfob !! I’ll be there tomorrow, April 18, on a dream panel with @cynthiadsweeney @_dylanlandis @k8shots @cla
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View fullsize Today I had the loveliest time chatting about When We Were Monsters with @gallimard_jeunesse_romans and their amazing bookclub! The book comes out in France this Thursday, April 16, and I’m SO excited! (Maybe you can tell from the smile on my f
View fullsize Dear LA: please come see me this Saturday as I chat with these brilliant authors (including our moderator, Claire Stanford) and try to control my fangirling! 🤭✨ For tix see the link in my bio. There’s a signing to follow! 🩵 #meetthenewmans #l
View fullsize Happy Birthday to my radiant, brilliant, beautiful mom, who gave me unconditional love and taught me the importance of joy. No matter how many years pass, I will never get over the loss of her or fully come to terms with the fact that she’s gon
View fullsize Book playlist queued. Let the writing begin. 🎧✍🏻 What’s on your playlist? 🩵 #amwriting #playlist #bookplaylist #writinglife #letsgetthispartystarted #appleairpodsmax2
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