An Unfinished Story
Sarah McCraw CrowBook recommendations, women artists, and interviews with late-blooming authors. Because at midlife, our story is still unfinished.
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A midsummer interview with Jennifer Louden
“There are so many ways to be a writer. Find your way and don’t let anybody diss it.” — Jennifer Louden
Hi friends, I’m in the middle of revising my novel, so today I’m sharing a piece from 2024, one of my favorites from my occasional...
Summer reading, part one
Hi friends,
Right now bookworld feels full of some VERY BIG books, like Ann Patchett’s latest, Whistler, Caro Claire Burke’s runaway debut Yesteryear, and Belle Burden’s divorce memoir Strangers. Today I’d like to highlight some books that...
Betty Parsons: She launched legendary 20th C. artists, and she never stopped painting
Hi friends!
Today I’d like to tell you about Betty Parsons, a longtime gallerist who also had a lifelong, dedicated painting and sculpture practice, whose work is worth looking at again. I’ve been thinking about her since I came across a...
John Singer Sargent, Emily Sargent, and me
Hi friends, and Happy Mother’s Day! This month marks my third Substack anniversary, and to celebrate I’m sharing a favorite post about one of my favorite subjects. (I realize that “Substack anniversary” means nothing to most people, but why...
Ten delightful epistolary novels (that aren't The Correspondent)
Hello friends, and happy April—we are still getting snow and frosts in NH.
Like so many others, I loved Virginia Evans’ debut novel The Correspondent—one of my favorites of 2025. I’ve also been astounded by its runaway success. I’ve been a...
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Sarah is a writer, book critic, and the author of the novel THE WRONG KIND OF WOMAN (Mira/HarperCollins). She lives in New Hampshire on an old farm.
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