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Jaclyn Westlake | Rosie Benson is giving adulthood her best shot – with mixed results
Author Guest / June 7, 2024

1–What is the title of your latest release? DEAR DOTTY 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? In DEAR DOTTY, Rosie Benson is giving adulthood her best shot – with mixed results. She tries to please her (controlling) mother, keep up with her (over-achieving) brother and (workaholic) best friend, and pretend that she doesn’t hate selling software at a trendy start-up. When her life unravels, Rosie turns to her great aunt Dotty, a globetrotting, martini-swilling, pug-toting octogenarian for support. But then Dotty dies, and Rosie is left to pick up the pieces all on her own. As she learns more about how Dotty lived through a series of emails from her many friends, Rosie starts to think that maybe there’s more than one right way to be an adult. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I spent the majority of my twenties in San Francisco – it’s where I figured out how to be an adult (well, mostly) so it only felt natural to share that experience with my protagonist, Rosie. Rosie is twenty-four and has a lot to figure out. If you’re feeling a little lost, San Francisco is a great place…