About Ann
Ann Leary is the New York Times bestselling author of a memoir and four previous novels, including The Good House, which was recently adapted as a film starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline. Her work has been translated into eighteen languages and she has written for the New York Times, Ploughshares, National Public Radio, Redbook and Real Simple, among other publications.
About I've Tried Being Nice
Having arrived at a certain age (her prime), Ann Leary casts a wry backward glance at a life spent trying—and often failing—to be nice. With wit and surprising candor, Leary recounts the bedlam of home bat invasions, an obsession with online personality tests, and the mortification of taking ballroom dance lessons with her actor husband. She describes hilarious red-carpet fiascos and other observations from the sidelines of fame, while also touching upon her more poignant struggles with alcoholism, her love for her family, her dogs, and so much more.
Praise for Ann's Books
—Publishers Weekly (starred) on
I’ve Tried Being Nice
—The New York Times on
The Foundling
—Boston Magazine on
The Good House
—Kirkus Reviews on
I've Tried Being Nice
—Glennon Doyle, author of #1 New York Times Bestseller Untamed, Founder of Together Rising on
I’ve Tried Being Nice
—People Magazine