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Katherine A. Sherbrooke

COMING SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

"Astute, arresting, and profound. So many women have been waiting to read this novel and so many men need to read it"

—Susan Donovan Bernhard,

Author of Winter Loon and Westerly

Wow! Nine books by GrubStreet students and instructors are on the long list for the 2026 MA Book Awards. Fantastic!👏👏👏👏👏
@grubwriters @masscenterforbook

Friends: if this cover gives you “Little Miss Sunshine” vibes, you’re not wrong! This family is equally dysfunctional and the story is just as whacky and heartwarming, while being wholly original

Writers: Author @annie_hartnett delivers a masterclass in:
1. Making flawed characters endearing
2. Omniscience

And may I say, I’m a dog-person through and through, but you gotta love this very wise cat!🐈
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

FEMALE LEGENDS. Five decades before Cherie DeVaux became the first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby, a female horse owner and breeder made history of her own. In a record-breaking deal, Penny Chenery Tweedy saved her family farm in 1973 by selling exclusive breeding rights to a horse she believed would be a winner BEFORE it ran the Derby, creating the highest value breeding syndicate at that time. People told Penny it couldn’t be done. She did it. She practically guaranteed the horse would win the Triple Crown, a feat that hadn’t been accomplished for 35 years. It did. That horse was Secretariat, whose time-shattering win at Belmont Stakes (the graveyard of the Triple Crown due to its length) is still untouched. All but one horse in this year’s Kentucky Derby can be traced back to Secretariat’s bloodline, including…yup, Golden Tempo. It came as no surprise to me to learn that the owner of Golden Tempo who hired Cherie DeVaux was also a woman, Daisy Phipps Pulito. Sometimes it takes a woman to see what others don’t. Daisy saw the talent in Cherie DeVaux, just like Penny saw the potential of Secretariat. Amazing what can be accomplished when you stop listening to the naysayers and do what you know in your heart can be done. Hats off to all of them!!

Yep— a book birthday is a thing, and it’s been 5 years since this novel came into the world and introduced me to so many new readers, booksellers, a fantastic crew of librarians, countless historical societies, reading circles and book groups. It was all a game-changer for me as an author. I remain so grateful to Jessica Case and @pegasus_books for championing this book, and of course to the inimitable Lucy Stone for the inspiration of her life. Boy do we need stories like hers more than ever!
#bookbirthday #writinglife #fiction

Current checklist update:
1. Quit one job for love of writing, so ✅ for choosing a calling over money?
2. Bought ticket for Bahamas! ✅
3. Working on it …
4. Fell in love 35 years ago! ✅
5. Stay tuned…
#vacation #bahamas

Wonderful to see my local bookstore @buttonwoodbooksandtoys recommending this beauty, CANTICLE by @jredwardsauthor and comparing it to works by such luminaries as Lauren Groff, Hillary Mantel and Maggie O’Farrel. Perfect company!

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