Two days after the book’s publication date last week, I had the official kick-off for The Joy You Make, at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill. This is now my third launch at Flyleaf—and it’s always so fun to be with the hometown crowd, as well as to support another independent bookstore. 

Bridget Booker, a neighbor, a writer, and a long-time friend, was my conversation partner and we really got into the ways that all of us can cultivate more joy in our lives. As I said to the standing room only audience, this book is a roadmap to finding more joy in your life—in nature, our memories, by re-creating recipes we cherish, by being in the presence of others, by doing nothing, and by taking up a game or two again (not to win, but to be with others). 

I also like that on my media tour I get to talk about what it means to be Piedmont Laureate. For now, I’ll just say this: It is so gratifying!

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