Magic, Mess, and Meaning
Harper RossReal life is messy. Stories are magic. Let’s find the meaning in both. Subscribe for behind-the-scenes magic, bookish joy, and unexpected truth.
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“I have hated my mother for most of my life but it is her face I see as I drown.”
That’s the first line of Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy. I read it in the sample loaded on my iPad and hit buy before knowing another thing about the...
She Said “Nothing,” and She Meant It.
Last week, my eighty-three-year-old mother and I road tripped to Pennsylvania to take care of some last-minute details for the sale of her house (she recently moved to my town in Connecticut). Early on, I made her listen to an episode of Sm...
Not Every Author Dreams of Hollywood
I was at a book club last night and, after a bottle or two of wine, the conversation turned to movie adaptations. Like with any book, people disagreed on which ones they loved (Mystic River? Where The Crawdads Sing?) and which ruined the bo...
The Books That Catch You Off Guard
(Gasp—One of my unkempt bookshelves, although I mostly read on my iPad these days)
I almost didn’t read The Correspondent. When someone in my book group suggested it, I groaned inwardly. An epistolary novel with a seventy-something protago...
James Taylor Lied To Us
I’ve recently returned from a family vacation to Mexico. I’d been planning it for nine months. A luxury resort on the sea in Cabo, with a fabulous spa, multiple pools, and world-class dining. My two adult children were joining us, along wit...
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Harper Ross writes magical realism with heart, humor, and a hint of chaos. Her debut novel lands Jan 2026. Tea drinker, dog walker, kitchen dancer. Join the magic—subscribe and stay awhile.
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