Why You Might Be Asking the Wrong Question About Suicide

The question gets asked over and over again in the wake of a suicide. It goes something like this, “How could he decide to kill himself?”   I heard people ask this dozens of times in various forms when Robin Williams died. And when Ned Vizzini, author of It’s Kindof a Funny Story (and other fabulous […]

Discussion Questions for BACKWARDS

If, like me, you think books are best discussed, here are some questions you can use with your book group, students, or random strangers to explore Backwards. Note: All these questions are based on questions that readers sent or asked me (thank you readers!). If you come up with a good question, please post it in the […]