A little about me by the numbers:

11: The number of books I’ve written.

5: The number of YA books.

4: The number of women’s fiction.

1: The number of essay compilations I’ve written and edited.

1: The number of non-fiction books (this was with my best friend, yay!)

2: The number of cats I have, and adore.

1,480: The number of days it took to write the sequel to The Book of Luke (on and off)

45: My state’s ranking in land size (Massachusetts).

7: The number of all-women’s sister schools, of which I attended one (Smith College).

15: The number of years I lived in Chicago.

12: The number of years I’ve lived outside Boston.