My father is an economist who specialized in foreign food policy, and my mother worked for AID, a branch of the State Department, so food in regards to world affairs was talked about a lot. Jennifer Gilmore affairaidbranch Change image and share on social
I know publishing now more as an author than with occasional peaks inside those elite offices than as an industry insider. It was difficult publishing a novel the first time around, while working behind the scenes, knowing all that has to happen to make a book a success and to still make the leap as an author. Jennifer Gilmore authorbookdifficult share on social
I want to say that, in general, when it works, open adoption is great. Jennifer Gilmore adoptiongeneralgreat Change image and share on social
The birth mother is placing the baby out of love. I still believe that. Well, the ones we've dealt with who were actually pregnant, anyway. Jennifer Gilmore babybirthdeal Change image and share on social
I will say, in open adoption, all these choices you make about race, about the amount of mental illness you can deal with, about special needs and physical maladies, you have to lay all this out there before you know anybody's story. Jennifer Gilmore adoptionamountchoice share on social
What is it about the blank page that makes me want to hurl myself into a game of solitaire? I ask myself these kinds of questions while I'm playing solitaire. Jennifer Gilmore blankgamehurl Change image and share on social
With domestic adoption, you get a form, you fill it out, and there are these boxes: African-American, African-American and Hispanic, and you check the boxes that you're comfortable with. Race is completely open in that regard. Jennifer Gilmore adoptionafricanamerican share on social
History releases me from my own experience and jogs my fictional imagination. Jennifer Gilmore experiencefictionalhistory Change image and share on social
I feel sometimes like a book tour is a slow series of humiliations and that if you're strong you'll come out of it OK. Jennifer Gilmore bookfeelhumiliation Change image and share on social
My first two novels were set in the past, and that freed me up in a lot of ways; it allowed me to find my way into my story and my characters through research. Jennifer Gilmore allowcharacterfind Change image and share on social