Dawn Raffel, writer and editor extraordinaire, says thrilling things about KISS ME SOMEONE in O Magazine.

http://www.oprah.com/book/short-stories-kiss-me-someone?editors_pick_id=71159

Sloane Crosley (@askanyone) calls me the “inimitable Karen Shepard.”  #dyinghappy

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/09/what-to-read-this-month-from-jennifer-egans-return-to-hillary-clintons-explainer

Jim and I will be at the Texas Book Festival in Austin this weekend.  Several Williams College alums will be there as well.  Here is where/when you can find us:

General Schedule: http://www.texasbookfestival.org/festival-schedule/

My event: http://www.texasbookfestival.org/festival-schedule/?search=karen+shepard

Jim’s event: http://www.texasbookfestival.org/festival-schedule/?search=jim+shepard

Other Williams folks:

Fiona Maazel: http://www.texasbookfestival.org/festival-schedule/?search=fiona+maazel

Edward McPherson: http://www.texasbookfestival.org/festival-schedule/?search=edward+mcpherson

Matthew Swanson/Robbi Behr: http://www.texasbookfestival.org/festival-schedule/?search=robbi+behr

Come crash the Karen Conversation even if your name isn’t Karen.  The two Karens talk books, ghosts, and babies at the Texas Book Festival in Austin.  Saturday November 4 at 11:45.  http://www.texasbookfestival.org/festival-schedule/?search=karen+shepard