Ten Thousand Saints has been acquired by Screen Media Films one week after its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The movie will be released in later summer 2015.

Ten Thousand Saints has been selected to premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival! Read about the amazing lineup here.

Picture is locked! Here I am in New York watching Ten Thousand Saints for the first time with my husband, the guy who inspired the book. The movie is set to hit festivals this winter and to hit theaters by summer 2015. (And it is amazing, if I do say so myself.)

Flavorwire includes Ten Thousand Saints on its excellent list of 50 Excellent Books by Female Writers Under 50 That Everyone Should Read.

Happy Birthday to Labor Day: True Birth Stories by Today’s Best Women Writers! The essay anthology I’ve edited with Anna Solomon is in stores today (and already a best-seller on Amazon!). Check out news, reviews, events, and excerpts on the Labor Day website.