COUNT ME IN

"Count Me In" is a mix of practical advice and lived experience from an internationally published author, for those who enjoyed Gretchen Rubin's "The Happiness Project", Susan Cain's "Quiet", and Scott Stossel's "My Age of Anxiety".

Emily White's first, nationally bestselling book, "Lonely: Learning to Live with Solitude", made her an international expert on loneliness as a distinct condition (not just part of depression or the result of social awkwardness), intensified by many of the hallmarks of modern life. "Count Me In" is a warm, readable, lively combination of personal memoir and solid research framed as a "come with me" guide, as Emily looks both deeply into her own and her family's past and broadly into contemporary culture to discover the path to feeling more connected. She tackles home, neighbourhood, faith, and more, and brings an incisive, questioning mind as well as an open and willing heart to her quest. As a result "Count Me In" is a mix of practical advice and lived experience, an immersive read and a practical tool for improving one's life.

EMILY WHITE is a research lawyer, university instructor, and freelance writer. Her award-winning fiction and non-fiction has appeared in Adbusters, The Ecologist, Chatelaine, and The Journey Prize. She lives in St. John's, Newfoundland.