"Grief is one of the most impossible things to put words to. In How to Love the Empty Air Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz does the impossible. With humor and honesty, she offers comfort and even the possibility of healing. This book is such a generous offering, such a rare light to hold in the dark."–Sarah Kay, author of No Matter the Wreckage
"As a reader who understands the particular hole the loss of a mother leaves, and as a reader who understands how a particular relationship with geography can breed longing, How to Love the Empty Air sung to me. But it will sing to you too because Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz is so skilled about writing the specific with arms wide enough to welcome all. This is a book that will tattoo itself on all the places you love to look at most."–Hanif Abdurraqib, author of They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
