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Maggie Smith

    Maggie Smith is an author whose poems and essays explore themes of loss, creativity, and change. Her work is known for its insightful examination of the human experience, finding beauty and meaning even amidst difficulty. Smith focuses on the power of language and its capacity to reflect and shape our world. Her writing is celebrated for its emotional depth and formal mastery.

    Good Bones
    Developing Pre-School Communication and Language
    Lamp of the Body
    Provision and Progress for Two Year Olds
    Counting Our Way to Maine
    Keep Moving: The Journal: Thrive Through Change and Create a Life You Love
    • 2024

      Blindspot

      A Novel

      • 318 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      This gripping narrative features a clever and intricate plot centered around a revenge theme, where characters engage in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse. The story promises unexpected twists that keep readers on the edge of their seats, exploring the complexities of vengeance and the lengths individuals will go to achieve it.

      Blindspot
    • 2024

      Maggie Smith, bestselling author of the viral poem "Good Bones" and the memoir You Could Make This Place Beautiful, delivers a lyrical and reassuring picture book perfect for calming active minds at bedtime (or anytime). At bedtime, when lights go out...sometimes thoughts stay on. Scary things and worries flutter and flap around. It's so hard to sleep! But a little imagination (and a lot of love) can create a cozy nest for happy thoughts--and sweet dreams for little ones.

      My Thoughts Have Wings
    • 2023
    • 2022

      Family Business

      • 326 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Set against the backdrop of Yorkshire, Massachusetts, and upstate New York, this novel delves into a family's major crisis while exploring the challenges faced by women in entrepreneurship. It also examines the profound effects of unresolved grief, particularly on men. As the author approaches her ninety-third year, she brings her rich life experiences to this compelling narrative, offering readers a unique perspective on these intricate themes.

      Family Business
    • 2021

      Focusing on hope and renewal, this journal features 52 exercises designed to inspire kindness and reflection. Building on the themes of the national bestseller Keep Moving, it offers readers a structured way to engage with their thoughts and emotions. Authored by an award-winning poet, the journal encourages personal growth through creative prompts and insights, making it a valuable tool for those seeking to cultivate a more hopeful mindset.

      Keep Moving: The Journal: Thrive Through Change and Create a Life You Love
    • 2021

      From the award-winning poet and bestselling author of You Could Make This Place Beautiful, Keep Moving and Good Bones, a stunning poetry collection that celebrates the beauty and messiness of life

      Goldenrod
    • 2020

      Keep Moving

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      4.1(19)Add rating

      In the midst of uncertainty, the award-winning and much beloved poet Maggie Smith offers readers a moment of peace and reflection. Keep Moving is a helpful, hopeful book of thoughts, quotes and personal essays to cherish, learn from and pass along.

      Keep Moving
    • 2017

      Good Bones

      • 114 pages
      • 4 hours of reading
      4.3(2334)Add rating

      Featuring "Good Bones," called "Official Poem of 2016" by Public Radio International

      Good Bones
    • 2017

      And I Have You

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      3.5(43)Add rating

      Celebrates the bond between mothers and babies, from a dog and her puppies to a cow and her calf to a human mother and her child.

      And I Have You
    • 2016

      Salts Mill

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Explores the men behind what was once the largest industrial building in the world.

      Salts Mill