Today I am talking with Kate Baer a 2x New York Times bestselling author of What Kind Of Woman and I Hope This Finds You Well. Her work has also been published in The New Yorker, Literary Hub, Huffington Post and The New York Times. And her new book And Yet, out in November!
Connect with Kate on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/katejbaer/
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