MEDIA

News & articles:

• Pinch me! I interviewed Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train about her new book, The Blue Hour here
• Cozy Drinks & Spooky Reads on CTV Ottawa features Only One Survives here
• Nerd Daily interview about Only One Survives here
• Read Toronto Guardian’s “A Day in the Life” feature about me here
• National Post includes Only One Survives in their “Summer Crime Wave in Fiction” piece here
• Red Carpet Crash says “Fans of psychological thrillers will love” Only One Survives here
• Exclaim! Canada digs into how the Torontonian band The Beaches partly inspired the sound of The Bittersweet in Only One Survives here
• Fresh Fiction raves about The Revenge List here
• Oakville News calls The Revenge List a must read
• Red Carpet Crash review of The Revenge List
• The Free Press (Winnipeg) Murderous scheme wickedly unravelled
• Oakville News feature on Never Coming Home
• Toronto Star Very Thankful for Canada
• The legendary Oline Cogdill reviews Never Coming Home for Shelf Awareness here
• Montecito Journal A May Book Buffet
• Crimereads 18 suspense novels that prove your enemies are closer than you think
• Women’s National Book Association What is First Chapter Fun?
• Oakville News Hannah Mary McKinnon publishers new bestselling thriller You Will Remember Me
• The Globe & Mail calls You Will Remember Me a “riveting thriller to start summer off with a bang” here
• The legendary Oline Cogdill reviews You Will Remember Me for Shelf Awareness here
• The Suburban (Quebec’s largest English weekly newspaper) reviews You Will Remember Me here
• Booktrib: 7 Virtual Events That Helped Us Get Through 2020
• SavvyReader – Sister Dear – featured read
• Oakville News – Hannah Mary publishes bestselling novel: Sister Dear
• Winnipeg Free Press – Family Matters – Final act of McKinnon’s summer thriller brings a surprise twist
• Booktrib – Hannah Mary McKinnon Turns to the Dark Side (Not Based on a True Story)
• Toronto Star – Women rule the latest crime fiction
• Booktrib – 9 of Fiction’s Worst Mothers: Aren’t You Glad You Weren’t Their Kids!
• Divine.ca – DIVINE Reads: Sister Dear
• The Citizen – Summer reads that will take you away
• Sun Port Charlotte – A thriller turned upside down
• The Alliance Review – Family Secrets
• Booktrib – A thriller turned upside down
• SavvyReader – Most Anticipated May Releases
• The 49th Shelf – 12 Books I Can’t Get Out of My Mind
• Scotiabank Giller Prize – Round up
• CBC – Canadian Writers Move Book Launches, Readings & Festivals Online
• SavvyReader – Most Anticipated Thrillers of 2020
• Popsugar – Here’s What to Read According to Your Zodiac Sign
• Redbook – 25 Best Books You Won’t Want to Miss

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Radio / Podcasts:

• Chatting about books with Michelle Glogovac on My Simplified Life podcast
• Fun interview with Sara Bagdasarianz on the Swiss Embassy of Canada’s podcast From the Alps to the Rockies
• Interview on Kobo Writing Life podcast
• Discussing writing Only One Survives with Andrew Applebaum on Toronto Legends
• Listen to my chat with Erik D’Souza from Crime Writers of Canada “The Two Sides of Hannah Mary McKinnon” here
• The Shit No One Tells You About Writing with Bianca Marais on writing an opening chapter that ticks all the boxes
• The Storytellers (Authors on the Air) with Grace Sammon on The Revenge List
• The Inside Flap with Laura & Dave on The Revenge List
• Joy on Paper – with PatZi on The Revenge List
• House of Mystery Radio on NBC with Alan R. Warren and Michael Hawley on The Revenge List
• JCV Art Studio with Joanna Vander Vlugt on The Revenge List
• Making It Up with Carter Wilson on messages within novels, writing with determination & navigating the publishing industry
• The Shit No One Tells You About Writing with Bianca Marais on pacing and how the industry is faring
• Author Stories with Hank Garner on Never Coming Home
• Between the Lines with Kate Hergott on Never Coming Home Audio and YouTube
• JCV Art Studio with Joanna Vander Vlugt on Never Coming Home
• Tea with Jess Montgomery on Never Coming Home
• Mom’s Don’t Have Time to Read with Zibby Owens
• The Dressing Room with Joanna Vander Vlugt on You Will Remember Me
• Writer’s Bone with Daniel Ford on You Will Remember Me
• The Inside Flap with Laura & Dave on You Will Remember Me
• Author Stories with Hank Garner on You Will Remember Me
• I Know How This Book Ends with author Amy Impellizzeri
• The Second Chapter with Kristin Duffy about writing and second careers
• Downtown Writers Jam with Brad King on Sister Dear
• Author Stories with Hank Garner on Sister Dear
• I Value Canadian Stories on Voiced with Stephen Hurley
• Writer’s Bone with Daniel Ford on Sister Dear
• Joy on Paper – with PatZi on Sister Dear
• Unlikeable Female Characters – with Wendy Heard, Layne Fargo & Kristen Lepionka

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Essays & Pieces:

• Career Authors: Writing from the Antagonist’s Point of View
• Rogue woman Writers Happily Never After: Q&A with Hannah Mary McKinnon
• Crimereads.com – The Most Unforgettable Female Leads in Crime Fiction
• Jungle Red Writers: Embracing Research (ask me about the Dark Web)
• Career Authors: How to Write About Amnesia
• Jungle Red Writers: Don’t You Forget About Me – the challenge of writing an amnesiac character
• Crimereads.com – How one author found her love of thrillers, lost it, then found it again
• Novels Alive – A Second Chance Career Born From Failure
• The Page 69 Test – You Will Remember Me edition with Marshal Zeringue
• My Book The Movie – You Will Remember Me edition with Marshal Zeringue
• Novel Suspects – How to be a Good Liar: Making Mysteries & Thrillers Believable
• Crimespree – Behind the Book
• The Page 69 Test – Sister Dear edition with Marshal Zeringue
• Curtis Brown Creative – Ten Authors Share Their Best Writing Advice
• Crimereads.com – Twisted Siblings and the New Era of Psychological Thrillers
• The Authors’ Book Club – So, you want to start a Virtual Book Club?
• The 49th Shelf – 10 Unapologetically Twisted Reads
• The Strand Magazine – You Are Not Alone
• Crimereads.com – Are There Any Subjects Too Dark For Crime Fiction?
• Curtis Brown Creative – How Audiobooks Make You A Better Author
• The Thrill Begins – Joint Q&A with audiobook narrator Alex Wyndham
• Killer Nashville – Why We Kill: A Discussion with Female Crime Authors
• Curtis Brown Creative – Writing Advice To My Younger Self
• Your Tango – Who to Make a Marriage Work (when you’ve only known each other for a few months)
• Crimereads.com – Cults: The One Thing I Will Never Write About
• Working Mother – 10 Ways to Embrace the Chaos & Survive Life with Teenage Boys
• Curtis Brown Creative – How to Write the First Draft of Your Novel
• She Writes – Why I Write

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Interviews:

• Chatting with NYT bestselling author Andrea Bartz about asking peculiar questions while conducting research here
• 100th anniversary of The Second Chapter – seven woman talk about career changes – Part 1 and Part 2
• Interview with Jill Amber Chafin about Never Coming Home here
• The Big Thrill – Up Close: I’m Frankie and I’m a Rage-Aholic
• Book Notions interview on The Revenge List
• Career Authors interview
• Judith Collins – Q&A + Elevator Ride on The Revenge List
• Making It Up with Carter Wilson on messages within novels, writing with determination & navigating the publishing industry
• Stephanie Storey YouTube live interview about Never Coming Home
• Inside the Emotion of Fiction with Chris Rice Cooper on Never Coming Home
• Judith Collins – Q&A + Elevator Ride on Never Coming Home
• The Big Thrill – Up Close: Hannah Mary McKinnon – Even Brilliant Murderers Can Come Undone
• Jill Hannah Anderson’s SharingYourBook blog on Never Coming Home
• Chatting about Never Coming Home Danielle Girard’s Killer Women podcast – Spotify, YouTube, Facebook 
• Sarahlyn Bruck book blog feature on Never Coming Home
• Bruce Robert Coffin – Murder Books Blog interview about Never Coming Home
• Stephanie Storey YouTube live interview about You Will Remember Me
• The Big Thrill – You Will Remember Me feature
• Tara Laskowski – What Scares You, Hannah Mary McKinnon?
• Judith Collins – Q&A + Elevator Ride on You Will Remember Me
• Sarahlyn Bruck book blog feature on You Will Remember Me
• Jill Hannah Anderson‘s Sharing Your Book on You Will Remember Me
• Deborah Kalb‘s feature on You Will Remember Me
• Christina McDonald – Author’s Corner about You Will Remember Me
• Bruce Robert Coffin – Murder Books Blog interview about You Will Remember Me
• Career Authors: Journey to Literary Success
• Mom’s Don’t Have Time To Read with Zibby Owens – Her Secret Son chat
• Marshal Zeringue – Q&A on Sister Dear
• Judith Collins – Q&A + Elevator Ride on Sister Dear
• Career Authors – Interview
• The Big Thrill – Sister Dear feature
• Christina McDonald – Author’s Corner about Sister Dear
• Dead Darlings – Interview
• The Big Thrill – Her Secret Son feature