From Paper Dreams to the Library of Congress

When I was a little girl, I was folding paper “books” for my little sister, scribbling stories with a yellow pencil, and imagining what it would be like to write a real one. Something that could live on a shelf. Maybe even in a library.

Decades later, just last week in fact, a hardcover copy of This Time—prepared as a “deposit copy”—was packed into a box lined with bubble wrap and glassine paper and sent to the Library of Congress.

The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world and serves as the research arm of the U.S. Congress. It’s also the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution. This Time was sent as part of a program that allows new books to be cataloged for libraries nationwide, and possibly added to the national collection. And for me, after decades of loving words and Georgia Tech benches and stories where a little magic changes everything, it marked the moment I became an author with a book en route to Washington, D.C.

Where You Can Find This Time?

Some readers have asked where they can find the book beyond Amazon, and I’m thrilled to say it’s now available across multiple channels:

• Bookshop.org: Support indie bookstores while getting a copy of This Time.
• CloudLibrary: Public libraries using this digital service now carry the ebook!
• Barnes & Noble (Online): Hardback, paperback, and ebook available for order.
• Distributed globally through IngramSpark.

This quiet little book—this story about second chances and how love can bend time—is out there in the world now. Finding its readers.

What’s Next?

There’s a new story unfolding—Balanced Equation—coming in 2026. If you noticed a couple named Liz and Rob hovering at the edges of This Time, let’s just say they’ve been patiently waiting for their own spotlight.

It’s about ambition, friendship, and the long, slow unraveling of old wounds. It’s for anyone who ever felt like they had to choose between success and connection—and wondered what might happen if they didn’t.

💛 Just… Thank You
If you’ve read This Time, if you’ve shared it with a friend, if you’ve sent me a note or even thought quietly to yourself, “I felt that one…”—thank you.

You’re why this book was worth writing.
And why it was worth sending to Washington wrapped in tissue and love.

♾️
— C. M. Burdell