Socially awkward people may use this as a defense mechanism—a way to preemptively explain any forthcoming oddities in their behavior. Yet it risks alienating those who might otherwise appreciate ...

Happy People Don’t Live Here is about mothers, and it’s about death, but it's also got some humor because she says, “life is very funny and death is also surprisingly funny, sometimes in a ...

and PEOPLE can exclusively reveal its cover. Billed as a “darkly funny gothic tale perfect for Halloween,” it's set to drop right in the thick of spooky season. The novel follows “a reclusive mother ...