My next big thing
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook this may be old news. If you don’t, what the hell are you waiting for? But also my new book THE LUCKIEST IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-SALE!!! Thank you to everyone who has already pre-ordered - the book jumped up over six million spots on the Amazon charts alone - like woah.
This book is SO personal, SO raw, SO honest – writing it wrecked me in ways I had not anticipated. Wounds I thought had long since healed were actually just buried under layers of pain, joy, and life. To the extent that my therapist asked me if I thought the increase in my anxiety might have to do with writing this book.
“No, it can’t be. I’ve written about most of this stuff before,” I told her. But I hadn’t written about all of it and not this deeply. And never had I processed or re-processed it all at the same time. Two weeks after turning in the final draft my anxiety miraculously lessened.
Yes, this book is about our journeys with Adelaide and Hamilton, but it is also so much more. In fact, that is only about a third of the book. I wanted to write a book that spoke to my need and struggle with reinventing myself over and over again. To all the different layers of my life that have brought to me where I am today. To explore the role luck (both welcome and not) has played in my life and address how that has impacted my incessant need for control (I see you fellow eldest daughters).
The Luckiest is not a sequel or prequel to The Luckiest, but a book unto itself. It is a memoir, not self-help, but I wouldn’t be me if there wasn’t a few learned nuggets tucked in along the away. As with much of my writing you can expect to simultaneously laugh and cry because I’m not sure how else to do life - or write for that matter.
Get ready to meet eight-year-old Kelly and eighteen-year-old Kelly. To learn how Miguel and I met and eventually fell in love (hint: it was not love at first sight…). To come face to face with the predatory side of the entertainment industry and yet still how hard it was to walk away from it all. I examine and correct my preconceived notions on disability, adoption, and what it means to live a full life. And of course, take full advantage of the opportunity to share Adelaide with even more of the world.
To answer some of the questions that have already come in:
Yes, there will be a book tour. Details are being worked on, but I hope to be able to share more late summer/early fall.
There will also be an audio book read by yours truly. It is yet to be recorded, but I am optimistic it should also be available along with the hardcover and e-book on November 4th.
Oh! For everyone who pre-orders: keep those order numbers handy, because there will be an opportunity to register for a special giveaway that will be delivered to you on publication day. More on that soon!
Your early support of this book means so much to me. I’m not sure I’ve ever worked harder, or put more of myself into anything professionally. The people pleasing side of me is coming to terms with knowing that I will piss some people off with parts of this book – but every word is my truth as I experienced it, or at least as I remember it. The full panic of how it will be received hasn’t set in yet, but I know it's coming.
November feels like forever away, but I know it will be here soon enough. I am so looking forward to the open discussions we will have about the different chapters and hearing what aspects people connect with most.
2025 may have gotten off to a less than ideal start (for many, many, many reasons…), but I am determined to do all that I can, whatever is in my control, to make sure the end of this year is remembered as The Luckiest.
…see what I did there? (Please don’t hold it against me).
ID: Kelly smiling, wearing a light pink shirt, and holding a copy of her new book, The Luckiest. The cover is white with black type set over a broken orange Persian buttercup flower: half the petals are on the flower, and half are scattered on the white background.
