Tiny Little Earthquakes

Growing up in the 1980s on a remote horse farm in North Carolina was not always easy for nine year old Elliot Hase. After her parents’ divorce, she rarely saw her father, and was forever chasing her mother’s love and attention. Smart and shy, Elliot craved her sister’s approval even when Poppy messed up over and over again. Navigating her mother’s alcoholism was a team effort until Poppy also succumbed to this destructive disease. Often, Elliot felt alone in the world, her only company was the television, a constant backdrop to her childhood. It was through books and TV that Elliot could focus on anything other than her own misfit family, when all she ever wanted was to feel normal. As she grew up we travel along through Connecticut and Martha’s Vineyard on her mother’s many whims and attempts to run away from her troubles. Elliot reinvents herself at boarding school and later, at Tufts University as she searches for a way to help her sister and mother, whom she loved with all her heart. This coming-of-age story is both heartbreaking and mesmerizing. It’s impossible not to love Elliot and root for her every step of the way. The writing is truly magnificent as it perfectly captures the perspective of a child through an adult voice in a way that’s devastating, yet somehow humorous and quietly nostalgic for a time gone by. I was honored to receive an early read of Tiny Little Earthquakes by Hays Blinckmann, releasing February 17, 2026. A must-read for 2026 and perfect book club pick with so much to discuss! You’ll be thinking about Elliot long after the last page. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐