Wendy McClure

Author and Professional Obsessive.

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Other Books

 

dont_trade_baby

Don’t Trade the Baby for a Horse
And Other Ways to Make Your Life More Laura Ingalls Wilder

The ebook-only companion to The Wilder Life!  More about this book.

 

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The Amazing Mackerel Pudding Plan

The notorious 1974 diet recipe cards in full-color, full-frontal glory!  More about this book.

 

Anthologies

 

Love is a Four-Letter Word

Love Is a Four-Letter Word

Essay: “The Last Man on Earth”
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Powell’s

 

Feed Me

Feed Me! Writers Dish About
Food, Eating, Weight, and Body Image

Essay: “Day One”
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Powell’s

 

bookfat

Does This Book Make Me Look Fat?

Essay: “Sweet 16 Plus”
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Powell’s

  

The Autobiographer's Handbook

The Autobiographer’s Handbook:
The 826 National Guide to Writing Your Memoir

I wrote a tiny little article about turning blogs into memoirs.
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Powell’s 

  

Sleepaway

Sleepaway: Writings on Summer Camp

Essay: “The Devoted at Lake Delavan”
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Powell’s

 

The M Word

The M Word: Writers on Same-Sex Marriage

Essay: “Holding My Breath: a Family History”
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound | Powell’s

 

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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