I've been reading Stars and Stripes for a really long time so to see my memoir in a Stars and Stripes roundup of military spouse books is incredibly special. A huge thank you to Terri Barnes for including CAMOUFLAGE in this list and writing such a lovely review! www.stripes.com/living/2025-...

14 years ago I was a kindergarten teacher. One day before Christmas, a student handed this to me and said, “My mommy won this at a party but she doesn’t want it so she told me to give it to you.” More pieces fall off every year, but it makes me smile and I don’t have the heart to toss it.

Every year my Christmas gift to my dad is a Shutterfly calendar filled with family photos. Designing it is a wonderful reflection of all the fun things we did in the past year. So it's a gift for me too. (Plus, I buy one for my house when calendars go on sale after Christmas.)

Happy #SpotifyWrapped day to all who celebrate. 🎶

Gunner and I wish you a cozy day. 🎅🏼🐾🎄

New month. New goals. New words. Welcome December. #writingcommunity

I'm thrilled and honored that my memoir CAMOUFLAGE is included in this @southernliving.com list of new books to read in December! www.southernliving.com/new-books-de...

Happy Thanksgiving, friends. I have so much to be thankful for. 🦃 🍁 🍽️ 💗

I'll never get tired of seeing my book on a shelf. This bookshelf is in Bound Books, an indie bookstore in Virginia Beach, surrounded by a couple of other authors I know and adore. 📚

Memoir addicts, ⬇️⬇️⬇️! A do-not-miss!

What are you doing on Dec. 3 at 1pm ET? Join me and the Empowered Women Book Club! I’ll be chatting about my memoir CAMOUFLAGE and answering any questions you might have. Contact @joelletamraz.bsky.social to join. Hope to see you there!

What an awesome day at the Lazy Daisy Author Fest yesterday! I got to hang out with 5 other amazing local Virginia Beach authors, sign books, and give big hugs to some surprise visitors. Lots to be thankful for! 📚

This is your reminder to thaw your turkey.

12 years ago I left a courtroom with a different marital status + a last name I hadn't used in 13 years. I emailed an editor + an hour later I announced my divorce in The New York Times. I'm thankful every day for my divorce + the path to happiness it created.

Annual Grump Tree from Trader Joe’s for the win.🎄

Absolutely surreal seeing the book that I wrote in my library in the local authors section!

I just registered for the AWP conference in Baltimore, March 4-7, 2026. Will I see you there?

Very excited to welcome @heathersweeney.bsky.social at the Empowered Women Book Club on Dec 3rd to discuss CAMOUFLAGE, her fantastic #memoir about #divorce, recovery, and reinvention.📕 Contact me to join us online at 1pm EST. We’d love to see you there!😍 #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity

@heathersweeney.bsky.social Look what just landed on my desk here at the library. It’s my friend Heather’s book!

Because all writers and all readers should experience the joy of a holiday tree made of beautiful words and creative inspiration. 📚🎄📖

Hampton Roads friends: Come out to The Lazy Daisy Gift Store Va Beach this Saturday, Nov. 22 for a book signing with six local authors, including me! We'll be hanging out from 10am to 6pm for this fun Author Fest. Hope to see you there!

Another author event in the books! Thank you to The Muse for hosting me, to Rebekah Sanderlin for the great conversation and to Sloanan’s Bakery Box for these cake pops that were so adorable I almost couldn’t eat them. What a dream to see readers holding my book in their hands!

I'm super excited to share my debut at @electricliterature.com, a reading list all about divorce and the empowering potential of endings from authors I greatly admire and who inspired me to tell my own empowering divorce story in my new memoir CAMOUFLAGE. electricliterature.com/9-divorce-me...

Happy Veterans Day to my father and his father, both Army veterans. To all service members past and present, thank you for your service to our country and happy Veterans Day. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Good morning to my memoir being one of the top new releases in Amazon’s divorce category! Thank you to everyone who bought, reviewed and supported my book!

I'm thrilled to be included in this roundup alongside these stellar writers with my Business Insider book excerpt! open.substack.com/pub/memoirla...

Wondering about the vibes of my memoir that released this week? Head over to Spotify and listen to my Camouflage Vibes playlist to get in the mood! open.spotify.com/playlist/5cJ...

I had so much fun chatting about my book, military life, and divorce with Colette and Laura on their podcast Insights from the Couch. And make sure to check out their other awesome episodes! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Happy pub day Heather! Congrats on the launch of this excellent memoir about stepping into your own light. @heathersweeney.bsky.social

To celebrate launch day, I have a book excerpt up at @businessinsider.com today! www.businessinsider.com/deployment-m...

How it started ➡️ How it’s going Happy book birthday to CAMOUFLAGE!!

Thank you to Military Families Magazine for this amazing review of my memoir CAMOUFLAGE! And join us for an Instagram Live on Oct. 29 at 2pm ET for Book Chats with Kate Lewis! militaryfamilies.com/book-review/...

After my divorce, I made a list of adventures to help me rediscover myself. In my latest essay, I share how a solo vacation in Turks and Caicos helped me celebrate my independence. Read more about my divorce journey in my memoir CAMOUFLAGE, out in TWO days! provokedmagazine.com/throwing-my-...

Two weeks from today my memoir CAMOUFLAGE will greet the world! Wondering where I’ll be? Here’s my updated schedule of author events.

Are you on NetGalley? So is my memoir CAMOUFLAGE. If you’re interested in requesting it, here are some reviews from NetGalley readers!

3 weeks from today my memoir CAMOUFLAGE will greet the world! Here’s some early praise from the amazing @estelleserasmus.bsky.social, author of Writing That Gets Noticed and TEDx speaker (among other things). You can read her full blurb that brought me to tears on October 28!

Out today on The Rewrite podcast with Wendy Sloane, I talk about the challenges of being a military spouse, divorce and reclaiming my voice. 🎧🎙️ open.spotify.com/episode/0Wx3...

Who doesn't love a free book signed by the author? I’m excited to share that, starting today, you can enter to win 1 of 6 signed copies of my memoir CAMOUFLAGE on Goodreads! The giveaway is free to enter and ends Oct 27. Enter today! www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

When friends tell you they pre-ordered your audiobook and you google it to see the words “Narrated by the author” under your name. Surreal. All this to say, the CAMOUFLAGE audiobook is now available for pre-order at all the places. And yes I narrated it.🎙️🎧📖

I’m honored to be a part of this stellar lineup brought together by the amazing Fresh Starts Registry for their Winter Author Series. My talk about my memoir CAMOUFLAGE is on Dec. 11. Sign-up gets you access to all five talks, and yes, they’re free! www.freshstartsregistry.com/public-event...

New month. New goals. New words. Welcome October. #WritingCommunity #5amwritersclub

It’s been awhile since I’ve joined #5amwritersclub. What did I miss?

1 month from today my memoir CAMOUFLAGE will greet the world! It’s also a day to celebrate the completion of my audiobook recording! Wow, what an experience, a dream come true. 🎙️🎧 CAMOUFLAGE releases on Oct. 28. Pre-order now: posthill.to/B0F316HJTD

Thanks to my life as a military spouse, I was able to live in Japan for 3 years. For @businessinsider.com, I wrote about the 3 things I miss the most about life in Japan. (Read more about my time there in my upcoming memoir CAMOUFLAGE that releases Oct. 28!) www.businessinsider.com/living-abroa...

It was important to me that the 1st book I ever signed was for my parents. They were there every step of the way through my divorce, they were the first to read a draft of my manuscript + they cheered me on as I worked to get it published. I couldn't have done this without them!

Join the Empowered Women Book Club online to read bold memoirs by women and discuss them with the authors! First up: Tap Dancing on Everest by Mimi Zieman. We have a fabulous lineup, and we’d love to have you! Contact me to join. #5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #empoweredwomen #bookclub #memoir

You and our own @heathersweeney.bsky.social ! What a crew.

It will come as no surprise to anyone that the first place my book visited was the beach. 🏖️ 🌞

We’re 6 weeks out from CAMOUFLAGE’s release! To celebrate, here’s some early praise from the brilliant Lily Burana, author of the memoir I LOVE A MAN IN UNIFORM (among others). Her endorsement blew me away. You can read her entire blurb on October 28 when CAMOUFLAGE hits bookshelves!

10 years ago I wrote an article for the print magazine Military Kids’ Life about military divorce. It was interesting brainstorming ideas with my kids and hearing their thoughts on the changes in our family. (My son is quoted in the left yellow box, my daughter in the right yellow box.)