Mary Laura Philpott is the nationally bestselling author of I Miss You When I Blink and the new memoir Bomb Shelter, which The Washington Post called "the literary equivalent of a therapy session." Philpott's writing about the absurd and profound highs and lows of everyday life has been featured by REAL SIMPLE as well as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic, among many other publications. A self-described "anxious optimist," Mary Laura lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her family. Find out more about her on her website -- marylauraphilpott.com -- and follow her on instagram: @marylauraphilpott