Kind of a Lot is a grab-bag collection of essays, book recommendations, and thoughts on the writing life.

Mimi Montgomery is an author and journalist in Washington, DC. Her first book, MURDER BITES, will be published by Penguin Random House in summer 2026. When she’s not writing or editing, she’s usually reading, obsessively refreshing her Libby app, getting way too invested in subpar TV shows, or hanging out with her French bulldog, Ziggy Stardust.

You can follow her on Instagram; check out some of her other writing here.