Ann Leary's first essay collection, I'VE TRIED BEING NICE, will be released on June 4th. She is the New York Times bestselling author of a memoir and four novels including The Good House, which was adapted as a motion picture starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline. Her work has been translated into eighteen languages, and she has written for The New York Times, Ploughshares, NPR, Redbook, and Real Simple, among other outlets. Her essay, “Rallying to Keep the Game Alive,” was adapted for Prime Video’s television series, Modern Love. She lives with her husband in New York. Visit her online at AnnLeary.com.
In this interview, I chat with Ann Leary about I've Tried Being Nice , why she decided to write this essay collection, how she is trying to no longer be a people pleaser, how hard it can be to get …