The Child Whisperer
I like to think I’m good with children. Or maybe they’re good with me, maybe that’s a better way of saying it. I like talking to kids. I...
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KRISTAN HIGGINS
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Laugh, Cry, and Laugh Again
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Kristan Higgins
Apr 28, 2014
Notes from the Heartland
Princess and I had the best time in Chicago! There’s a very charming innocence about the city, though it’s terribly sophisticated and...
Kristan Higgins
Apr 20, 2014
The City of Big Shoulders
That’s one of Chicago’s nicknames. Isn't it great? For many years now, I’ve wanted to go to Chicago based on this name alone, and on...
Kristan Higgins
Apr 13, 2014
Motherboy
Dearest Son and I share a love of storytelling. When he was seven, he wrote his first book: The Secrets of Zorth. DS used to tell me a...
Kristan Higgins
Apr 6, 2014
Getting the call
Thanks to you, my wonderful, faithful, excellent readers, WAITING ON YOU hit the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller lists. Sometimes...
Kristan Higgins
Mar 30, 2014
Pop-Pop
This is my Pop-Pop, Kyle Higgins. He was one of the most wonderful men in the whole wide world, gang. I kid you not. He was my dad’s...
Kristan Higgins
Mar 23, 2014
On the lam
This week, I exhibited one of my greatest life skills: dodging the dentist. Don’t judge me. I don’t have a lot of fears in life—I love...
Kristan Higgins
Mar 16, 2014
Cooking disasters I have known
One of my favorite scenes in WAITING ON YOU is when Colleen cooks dinner for her first love. She wants to impress him, of course, and she...
Kristan Higgins
Mar 9, 2014
Where We Live
One of the things I love to think about when writing a book is where my characters live. Not just their town—which is also fun—but their...
Kristan Higgins
Mar 2, 2014
In love with love
The movie Hitch is one of my all-time favorites. I also loved Clueless. And Emma, book and movie version. So I guess it’s not a surprise...
Kristan Higgins
Feb 23, 2014
Wanna bet?
One day last year, McIrish and I, Princess Daughter and Dearest Son went to the grocery store together. Just on whim, I said to Princess,...
Kristan Higgins
Feb 9, 2014
Dear Mom
So my mom walked over to my house today. As usual, she was both happy and harried. It’s her resting state. “My car won’t start,” she...
Kristan Higgins
Feb 2, 2014
One Superbowl Sunday
I’m not a football fan. I’ve watched two games in the past decade—both of them were the Superbowl, Giants vs. Patriots, and both times,...
Kristan Higgins
Jan 26, 2014
Way too much information
The first time I went to a baby shower, my friend Heidi was pregnant. I went with our mutual friend Pam; the shower was held by Heidi’s...
Kristan Higgins
Jan 19, 2014
Writer rituals
I don’t know about other writers, but I require a lot of rituals to get my day started. For example, Shower (maybe) with special...
Kristan Higgins
Jan 15, 2014
Magnificor
I was a pretty fanciful child…not in the adorable way, where a little girl might dress up in fairy wings or tell people she’s a mermaid,...
Kristan Higgins
Jan 5, 2014
New Jersey
We often visit my brother-in-law in New Jersey. He lives in a lovely little city with his wife and three kids, whom I adore to the point...
Kristan Higgins
Dec 22, 2013
And to all, a good night
Every year, we have a dinner party on Christmas Eve. I wear high heels and my antler hairband, McIrish wears his Grinch tie. It’s loud...
Kristan Higgins
Dec 15, 2013
The numbers game
Not so long ago, my pal and I went out for dinner. We were sitting at the bar, ordered some wine and heard this: “Can I see some I.D.?”...
Kristan Higgins
Dec 8, 2013
Getting the Tree
We believe in tradition here, gang. As God is my witness, we believe in tradition, especially at Christmas time. And today, our tradition...
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