Wendy McClure

Author and Professional Obsessive.

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Book Clubs and School Visits 

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Book Clubs:

I’m happy to visit your book club or reading group to discuss The Wilder Life or I’m Not the New Me! I’ll visit in person (Chicago area) or by Skype session; autographed bookplates are available as well. Discussion questions available by request. Visit my contact page to email me directly.

pre-pubeventSchool Visits:

At this time, school and library visits for Wanderville are being coordinated through booksellers and Penguin Young Readers. Use the Author Request Form to ask about my availability.

For other kinds of speaking or signing requests, see my contact page.

 

Hello! Over the past few years my creative work and professional life has shifted into areas that are little more private and analog than they used to be. But I'll still share what I've been up to, and this year (2026) will update this site accordingly. Please sign up for update emails if you want to catch up! (I'll also post an update to my Substack, but not sure if I'll have new content there.)

Selected Press and Links

  • Essay: A Little House Adulthood For the American Masters documentary on Laura Ingalls Wilder, I contributed a piece to the PBS website about revisiting the Little House books.
  • Essay: The Christmas Tape (At Longreads.com) How an old audio tape of holiday music became a record of family history, unspoken rituals, and grief.
  • Q & A With Wendy McClure Publishers Weekly interview about editing, Wanderville and more.

Where else to find me

  • Candyboots Home of the Weight Watcher recipe cards
  • Malcolm Jameson Site (in progress) about my great-grandfather, a Golden Age sci-fi writer.
  • My Instagram Ha, the only social media where I post these days!

In the works

  • My Etsy Store Where I’ll be selling copies of my books, zines, and more. Part merch, part… garage sale?
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