EVENTS

In-person & online appearances

  • Dec 5, 2023 – 7.00 – 8.00 p.m. ET: Virtual event with Jenny Bayliss, Eliza Evans, Uzma Jalaluddin, Marissa Stapley, and Lillie Vale. Details & registration here (note: this is for my Holly Cassidy rom-com The Christmas Wager)
  • Dec 6, 2023 – 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET: Virtual event with Arlington Public Library. Free and open to the public. Details & registration here (note: this is for my Holly Cassidy rom-com The Christmas Wager)

Standing Event

Every Tuesday at 12.30 pm ET, please tune in to First Chapter Fun! Join fellow crime author Hank Phillippi Ryan and me LIVE on First Chapter Fun’s Facebook Group or Instagram to hear the first chapter of a different book and make sure your “to be read” pile of books stays completely out of control.

See www.FirstChapterFun.com for more details.

NEWS

  • October 4, 2023
    Putnam US / Penguin Random House Canada acquires THE CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN (writing as Holly Cassidy) for a publication in fall 2024.
  • June 2, 2023
    The Revenge List becomes my fifth Globe & Mail Canadian Fiction bestseller.
  • May 31, 2023
    The Revenge List becomes my fifth Toronto Star Canadian Fiction bestseller.
  • May 23, 2023
    The Revenge List is chosen as a Globe & Mail must-read book of the summer.
  • June 3, 2022
    Never Coming Home becomes a Globe & Mail Canadian Fiction bestseller.
  • June 1, 2022
    Never Coming Home becomes a Toronto Star Canadian Fiction bestseller.
  • May 2022
    Piper Verlag acquires German rights for Never Coming Home as a lead title for fall 2023.
  • May 2022
    Swiat Ksiazki acquires Polish rights for Never Coming Home for publication in July 2023.
  • May 2022
    Putnam US & Penguin Random House Canada acquire the holiday romantic-comedy THE CHRISTMAS WAGER (written as Holly Cassidy) for publication in fall 2023.
  • July & August 2021
    You Will Remember Me is a Target US Pick of the Month for July, and a Walmart Canada Book of the Month for August
  • July 22, 2021
    MIRABooks acquires my seventh and eighth novels for North American publication in 2023 and 2024.
  • June 4, 2021
    You Will Remember Me becomes a Globe & Mail Canadian Fiction bestseller and stays on the list for 8 weeks.
  • June 2, 2021
    You Will Remember Me becomes a Toronto Star Canadian Fiction bestseller and stays on the list for 8 weeks.
  • June 5, 2020
    Sister Dear becomes a Globe & Mail Canadian Fiction bestseller and stays on the list for 6 weeks.
  • June 3, 2020
    Sister Dear becomes a Toronto Star Canadian Fiction bestseller and stays on the list for 6 weeks.
  • April 20, 2020
    Hodder & Stoughton buys Sister Dear, Her Secret Son, and The Neighbours for UK & Commonwealth distribution. See press release.

  • October 7, 2019
    MIRABooks acquires my fifth and sixth novels for North American publication in 2021 and 2022.
  • June 7, 2019
    Her Secret Son becomes a Globe & Mail Canadian Fiction bestseller.
  • June 5, 2019
    Her Secret Son becomes a Toronto Star Canadian Fiction bestseller.
  • May 28, 2019
    Official publication of Her Secret Son.
  • July 17, 2018
    MIRABooks acquires my fourth novel, Sister Dear, for publication in 2020.
  • March 13, 2018
    Official publication of The Neighbors.
  • June 15, 2017
    Read my interview with Curtis Brown Creative about how I found an agent and got my book deals.
  • March 5, 2017
    Signed a two-book deal with MIRABooks. Update: The Neighbors, was published March 13, 2018. Her Secret Son May 28, 2019.
  • February 24, 2016
    Signed my first deal with AVON (HarperCollins UK) for Time After Time.