Catherine Newman

About the Author

Catherine Newman is the author of the New York Times bestselling children’s books What Can I Say? and How to Be a Person, the New York Times bestselling novels Sandwich and Wreck, as well as the novel We All Want Impossible Things; two parenting memoirs, Waiting for Birdy and Catastrophic Happiness; and a middle-grade novel, One Mixed-Up Night. She’s also the co-author of Stitch Camp and spent a decade as the etiquette columnist for Real Simple magazine. She has been a regular contributor to publications including the New York Times, Cup of Jo, and Grown & Flown and lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with her family. Visit her at catherinenewmanwriter.com.