ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

For this book and the ones that came before it, I am incredibly grateful to my agent, John Silbersack; my editor, Kathy Sagan; my publicist, Shara Alexander; and everyone at MIRA Books. Time flies. Thanks for everything.

I also want to thank the literary community of Vermont. This work wouldn’t be possible without our thriving ecosystem of booksellers, librarians, arts journalists and readers. I’m lucky to call this brave little state home.

Thank you to my beloved colleagues at Bennington College for making the daily work of writing so joyful and surprising.

Thank you to Liam for keeping me sane, but not too sane.

And, as ever, thank you to the loves of my life: Annabelle, Josephine and Dan.