Kate Baer is a writer and #1 New York Times bestselling author of four books, including her latest, How About Now. In this episode, Kate and Annmarie discuss women’s health, the importance of vulnerability and connection, and how in order to write you have to be willing to fail.

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Books by Kate Baer:

How About Now

And Yet

What Kind of Woman

I Hope This Finds You Well

Other Titles Mentioned in This Episode

The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans

Heart the Lover, by Lily King

The Road to Tender Hearts, by Annie Hartnett

Martyr!, by Kaveh Akbar

Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple

Here’s a trailer for the TV show Arrested Development.

Follow Kate Baer:

Instagram: @katejbaer

Twitter/X: @KateJBaer

katebaer.com

**Writing Workshops:

If you liked this conversation and are interested in writing together, please consider the opportunities below.

For women interested in an online Saturday morning writing circle, you can sign up here.

For anyone interested in an online Saturday afternoon writing circle, you can sign up here.

If you’re interested in growing your own practice as a writing instructor, you can learn more about an upcoming teacher training class here.

And if you’d like to travel with your writing practice, Annmarie is co-leading a women’s writing workshop in Santa Fe, NM in April. Reservations are now open.

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