St Louis, you’re up! See you tomorrow night, dear ones! All the details are he…
St Louis, you're up!
See you tomorrow night, dear ones!
All the details are here, plus my full touring schedule:
Onward!
LG
Question of the day: DOES RUNNING AWAY WORK? Dear Ones — I wanted to repost th…
Question of the day: DOES RUNNING AWAY WORK?
Dear Ones —
I wanted to repost this question, which I asked you all last year around this time, too…
It's one of my favorite topics, and I'm curious to hear your thoughts!
So I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts the other day (WTF, with Marc Maron) and he was interviewing one of my favorite authors (David Sedaris) and at one point, David said this about why he has traveled so much in his life: "Running away works."
I almost drove off the road, I was so happy to hear someone say it.
You've read my books. You must know by now how I feel about the powers of — at times — running away. I know, I know. Running away gets a bad rap. You get called a coward if you do it. And honestly, I guess sometimes you are a coward if you do it. Because maybe it doesn't aways work, and here are two very sane adages to warn you against it, when you have serious problems to work out:
1) Wherever you go, there you are.
2) You can change seats on the Titanic, but the ship's still going down.
So certainly there are times when you have to hold your ground and face whatever it is you are going through, because if you keep dodging it, you will never be free of it.
BUT…there are other times when, honestly, I think the very best thing you can do for yourself is to run like hell — as far away as you can possibly go. Because there are circumstances in which a change of scenery CAN change your mind. Putting an ocean between you and somebody you really need to stay away from CAN help you to move on healthily. Taking a running leap into the unknown CAN, at times, give you a better chance of learning to fly.
Consider this gorgeous quote, by another of my favorite authors, Rebecca Solnit:
"The bigness of the world is redemption. Despair compresses you into a small space, and a depression is literally a hollow in the ground. To dig deeper into the self, to go underground, is sometimes necessary, but so is the other route of getting out of yourself, into the larger world, into the openness in which you need not clutch your story and your troubles so tightly to your chest."
– Rebecca Solnit, from THE FARAWAY NEARBY
So what do you guys think? Share your thoughts on the virtues and vices of running away. How do those words "running away" even make you feel? Liberated? Tempted? Terrified? Angry? Appalled?
To me, I can't help it, those words carry a dangerously heavenly thrill…and always have.
Some of the most glorious views I've ever seen were in a rearview mirror.
What do you think?
Big love,
Liz
Dear London: THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS is coming in paperback to the UK on 3r…
Dear London:
THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS is coming in paperback to the UK on 3rd July….and today begins the publicity campaign for the book.
As of today, you should start seeing this poster at train stations across London and the South of England…so cool!
So look for it during your daily commutes, dear ones, and send me a photo if you should happen to find yourself standing next to a poster. I wish I could be there to see it in person, but the next best thing would be to see YOU seeing it in person!
Enjoy the lovely new paperback design, and thank you, as ever, for your ongoing support and kindness. I loved meeting so many of you in London back in the spring…
ONWARD,
LG
DOLLY PARTON! You guys, I’m about to faint. A friend of this page just sent me…
DOLLY PARTON!
You guys, I'm about to faint. A friend of this page just sent me this link to a recent interview with Dolly Parton, where Dolly says she's been reading THE SIGNATURE OF ALL THINGS recently.
It comes at the end of this interview, so scroll on down, y'all:
This is quite simply the most star-struck I've ever been. I adore that woman. (As evidence, here you can see a photo of me from last year, wearing my WHAT WOULD DOLLY DO? t-shirt, which I got in Knoxville, TN.)
So Dolly Parton is hanging out with Alma Whittaker.
Which means: I guess my work here on earth is done.
Allow me, in homage, to share my favorite Dolly Parton quote. Someone once asked her if she got offended by dumb blonde jokes, and she replied, "No, honey — cuz I know I ain't dumb. And I know I ain't blonde."
Bow down!
LG
COME MEET ME TODAY! Dear Ones — I will be signing books TODAY at my shop, Two…
COME MEET ME TODAY!
Dear Ones —
I will be signing books TODAY at my shop, Two Buttons, between 1 and 2pm.
Please feel welcome to stop by to say hello, and to pick up a signed book, and to have some popcorn and wine with us.
The address of Two Buttons is 62A Trenton Ave, Frenchtown NJ.
You can't miss it — it's the place with the giant marble buddha outside, and all the Balinese flags!
I will see you there…and I promise to comb my hair by then.*
🙂
LG
* full disclosure: I might not comb my hair.
