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As you’re setting up new tour dates…. Any chance there’s room for a stop at Word Haven in Sheboygan, WI? This less than a year old indie bookstore is really great, and the owner, Kelly Holstein is busting her ass to build an inclusive, welcoming space. She not only carries books the local school library was compelled to ban, she spoke at the sb meeting in support of the librarians. My only interest in this venture is selfishly wanting it to stay open. Word Haven is my Libro.fm bookstore, and I just bought your new book there. Can’t wait to listen.

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Q: Did I order a book?

A: Yes, it is arriving today.

Q: Is there really no reading in L.A.?

A: Read the fine print. "Other dates to be scheduled." If L.A. is skipped, I wonder whether she would let me forge her signature. Of course, it is an excuse to go down to Coronado for the weekend, which maybe is legally less fraught. So yeah, I will make the trip. I need a vacation, anyway.

Q: Did I know about Rebecca's other books?

A: Yes! I loved "The Borrowers" and am debating on whether to read "The Hundred-Year House" or "Music for Wartime" first after "I Have Questions for You."

Q. You're not going to sneak in a plug for your own book, are you?

A: No, that would be obnoxious. This is Rebecca's day. Don't make it about you.

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Is there any chance that the virtual event will be recorded and shared later? Speaking for all your non-US readers and subscribers who, while they really love your books, would rather be sleeping at 7pm EST (i.e., the wee hours of the night in our local time zone).

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Congrats! And totally cracking up about a FAQ being insistence that this is your second book. I was super excited to see you in the NYT Book Review this weekend.

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Lol. This is great. Loving it so far. The map!

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Mine is in the mail! Can’t wait to see if I get the US or UK cover (one of the mysteries of international preorders).

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I received IHSQFY today and am looking forward to starting it tonight. Being the subject of a true crime podcast coming out in June, I am particularly intrigued by the subject matter! Debating whether to read the New Yorker reviewer in its entirety now or after completion. Sometimes I read a review in the middle of my reading of the book.

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Maps are the absolute best! I have a lot of Dell paperbacks from the late 1940s (mystery, romance, etc.) that have maps on the back. I don't know why some of the apartments don't have bathrooms in them, but it was a different time.

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Okay, okay, I ordered the audiobook. Mazel tov!

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I can't wait to read this! Do you know when places like Target are likely to get it? I'll order it this week from somewhere but was just curious what the timeline was for seeing it at big box retailers.

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♥️♥️♥️

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Julia Whelan, as in Gone Girl! Damn, you really *are* fancy.

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Congratulations. This is the best!

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CONGRATULATIONS!!🎉

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Congrats on your new book! I ordered through the Dallas Museum of Art's "Arts and Letters Live" and they damn well better mail that to me, soon. Hope your first day involves cake and lots of book sales.

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