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:
- 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