What To Do When You Get Dumped

What To Do When You Get Dumped (Bloomsbury, 2025) is my second collaboration between my mom, Suzy Hopkins, and me.

When my dad left my mom to pursue an old flame after 30 years of marriage, my mom was heartbroken. The grief was so overwhelming that she thought her own heart might stop. When she reached for books to help, she found none that spoke to the depth and specificity of her pain. Eventually, a few years after the divorce, we decided to make the book she wished she’d had.

A sibling, of sorts, to our first collaboration, Dumped traces my mom’s journey through heartbreak one day at a time, counting down to the moment her heart was unbroken. In its pages you will find comfort, laughter, tenderness, gentle advice and ample perspective, all with beautiful full-color illustrations by yours truly.