let me pick your next read

...if your next read is going to be a book written by me.

I wrote the piece below as a primer for readers unfamiliar with my work, i.e. new newsletter/social media followers. Then I realized some of you may have never read my books either, so I’ve decided to share it here too. I had way more fun writing it than expected.

I’ve published three novels thus far: Darling Rose Gold (2020), This Might Hurt (2022), and The Hitchcock Hotel (2024). Maybe the list below will help you figure out which to read first?

• The book that belongs in the “Good for Her” Cinematic Universe: Darling Rose Gold

• The book that most frustrates readers: This Might Hurt

• The book I’m proudest of: This Might Hurt

• The book with the best twist: Darling Rose Gold

• The book for Agatha Christie fans: The Hitchcock Hotel

• The book with my favorite character: Darling Rose Gold (Patty)

• The book I wrote the fastest: The Hitchcock Hotel (10 months)

• The book that took the most drafts to write: This Might Hurt (7)

• The book with the most likable characters: You’ve come to the wrong author

• The most popular book: Darling Rose Gold

• The book for lovers of conclusive endings: The Hitchcock Hotel

• The book for lovers of ambiguous endings: This Might Hurt

• The “spooky season” book: The Hitchcock Hotel

• The book for cult fanatics: This Might Hurt

• The book with two titles: Darling Rose Gold (🇺🇸 🇨🇦), The Recovery of Rose Gold (everywhere else)

• The book with the most POVs: The Hitchcock Hotel (7)

• The book that will make you feel better about your mother: Darling Rose Gold

• The book that will make you feel better about your father: This Might Hurt

• The book with the happiest ending: The Hitchcock Hotel? (Not really my trademark, but at least justice is served?)

• The book with the most birds: The Hitchcock Hotel

• The book where someone loses her eyebrows: Darling Rose Gold

• The book with the most disturbing first chapter: This Might Hurt

• The book with the most disturbing last chapter: This Might Hurt

• The book where women are in charge: All of them

If you’ve read one or more of my books, what did I forget? What would you add?

Happy reading!