ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THANKS TO MY friends and family who read early drafts of this book and told me to keep going: Richard Leland, Charlotte Gordon, Traci Bank Cohen, Yoanna Binder, and Pam Pages.

Thanks to Zibby Owens and all of the authors she interviews on her podcast, Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, for being my cheerleaders as I wrote this book.

Without the belief of my brilliant agent, Dana Newman, this book wouldn’t have been published. And without my singularly talented editor, Jess Verdi, it wouldn’t have soared. I’m deeply thankful to both of you.

Thanks to the entire Crooked Lane team for working tirelessly on making Since She’s Been Gone the best it could be: Matt Martz, Rebecca Nelson, Madeline Rathle, Dulce Botello, Mikaela Bender, and Thaisheemarie Fantauzzi Perez.

Thanks to Anna David, whose podcast, On Good Authority, inspired my marketing efforts and to Leigh Stein for her fantastic TikTok class.

Thanks to Enzo Cesario for selflessly supporting me with everything technical. Thanks to Kristen Weber for the astute guidance. Thanks to Paulina Agrawal for the thoughtful insights.

Thanks to the wondrously talented authors who took time out of their busy lives to read and blurb my book, including J.L. Hyde, Matt Witten, Laura Lippman, Lara Prescott, Brendan Slocumb, Zibby Owens, and Marcy Dermansky. And thanks to the authors who blurbed my book after I turned in this acknowledgment section. I’m grateful beyond measure to all of you.

Thanks to all of the TikTok and Instagram creators I’ve connected with who championed Since She’s Been Gone in its early days, with a special shout-out to Kristyn Fortner and Stephanie Mitropoulos. I’m in awe of what you do for authors, readers, and books.

Thanks to my husband, Rob, and daughter, Nina. This book wouldn’t exist without either of you.