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It’s the book’s first event! Come celebrate the birthday of All the Time in the World on Main Street in Mount Kisco as part of […]

All the Time in the World will be out in the fall! Michelle Herman’s first novel for kids is the story of Charlotte’s new and […]

An updated and expanded version of A Girl’s Guide to Life, with a new look and a new vibe and the gender-free text I wish […]

Watch my Emeritus Academy “lecture” at Ohio State here.

Dog, first published in 2025 by the late lamented MacAdam/Cage, and reprinted in 2016 by Outpost19, has at last been released as an audiobook. For […]

“Love and loss can bend and stretch the human soul beyond what we may think possible. In this sense, we are constantly living the plié and relevé of life. At times, it may seem like we will break—or buckle—beneath the weight of it all, as if all of our training and experience stands no chance against the pressure. Learning when to stop in all senses of life is reminiscent of Herman’s experience learning to cook. She would say to her grandmother, ‘How will I know I know when it’s done?’ ‘You’ll just know,’ replied her grandma.”

Here I am, being interviewed by writer Nick White. (My favorite part, I think: Nick: You are a person of great certainty! And we can go […]

Read my piece on books about girls’ and women’s friendship here.

Our multi-arts show at Urban Arts Space in Columbus is open to the public–the official opening event is Friday, June 20, but all the paintings […]

The opening event of the multi-arts show If You Say So is on June 20, 2025, from 6 to 8 PM, featuring a reading and […]

Read an interview with Michelle here –Leslie Pietrzyk’s website on the creative process and all things literary.