Hearthbroken: Reviving Homemade Care and Connection in the Age of AI- is here!

And I would love your feedback!

Dear friends,

I’m delighted to share that my book, Hearthbroken: Reviving Care and Connection in the Age of AI, is finally out — available now in paperback and on Kindle, with an Audible version on the way.

This book has truly been a work of love. Many of you have been alongside me as I explored these ideas here in essays and podcast conversations, and I’d be so grateful to know what you think. The book is short — about two hours and thirty-seven minutes to read — and your feedback would mean the world to me. If it resonates with you, I’d be especially grateful if you’d consider leaving a review on Amazon. Reviews, even brief ones, help independent books like this find their way into more hands and homes.

Finishing the book has taken most of my creative energy this year. At the same time, Erin has been fully immersed in welcoming her second baby. It’s been a full year for both of us! So for now, we’re giving ourselves a little breathing room to figure out what comes next for this space. For me, one question that keeps surfacing is how the story of Hearthbroken connects to the lives of older women in our culture — and whether that might become the heart of my next book.

In the meantime, we’ve frozen all payments on Substack. No one will be charged going forward, but you may wish to switch from a paid to a free subscription just in case Substack decides to change its policies.

As we weave our way through these tumultuous days, my hope is that you continue to tend your own hearth — whatever that looks like for you. Home, and the care and connection it holds, is what steadies us, nourishes us, and helps us meet the world with strength.

Thank you for being part of this journey, for reading, and for caring. I’m deeply grateful.

With warmth,
Kathryn and Erin