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Lauryn Chamberlain | Suddenly Small Moments Fast Become Regrets or Unexpected Boons
Author Guest / August 11, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? WHO WE ARE NOW 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? It’s 2006 and Rachel, Clarissa, Dev, and Nate are best friends, seniors on the eve of their college graduation. Bound to one another as they are, they imagine their closeness will last forever—but things change as they take their first steps away from one another and into adulthood. Each year is told from one character’s point of view, as these four friends feel their twenties and thirties flying by — and suddenly small moments fast become regrets or unexpected boons, decisions they’ll spend years wishing they could undo and choices that come to define them. As the foursome endure professional setbacks, deep loss, and creative success, fortunes shift and friendships strain—and it will take a tragic turn of events to bring them together again. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I followed the “write what you know” maxim in this book: I chose Northwestern University as the first setting because that’s where I went to school, and it was fun for me to revisit. I chose New York as the second setting because it’s…