Susanna Kearsley

Susanna Kearsley
Born Brantford, Ontario
Pen name Susanna Kearsley
Emma Cole
Occupation Novelist
Nationality Canada
Period 1993–present
Genre romance, thrillers
Notable works The Firebird
Notable awards RITA award – Best Paranormal Romance
2014 The Firebird
Website
susannakearsley.com

Susanna Kearsley (born in Brantford, Ontario) is a New York Times best selling Canadian novelist of historical fiction and mystery, as well as thrillers under the pen name Emma Cole. In 2014, she received Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance for The Firebird.[1]

Biography

She studied politics and international development at university, and has worked as museum curator.[2]

Bibliography

As Susanna Kearsley

As Emma Cole

Awards and reception

Her novel Mariana won the Catherine Cookson Literary Prize. Every Secret Thing was shortlisted for the Crime Writers of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel.[3] Several titles have also been Top Picks at RT Book Reviews.[4] Huffington Post called The Firebird a "stunning read."[5]

Her latest release, A Desperate Fortune, debuted at #8 on the New York Times Bestsellers list in audio format.[6] Other titles to make the New York Times best sellers list include The Rose Garden,[7][8] The Winter Sea peaking at #5,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] The Shadowy Horses at #14[18][19]

References

  1. "myRWA : RITA Awards : RITA Winners". rwa.org. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. "Susanna Kearsley – About Me". Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. "Word Wenches". Word Wenches. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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  5. "Susanna Kearsley's The Firebird Is a Stunning Read". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  6. "The Top 10 Audiobooks on Audible.com". AP. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2016 via The New York Times.
  7. "Best Sellers - Combined Print and E-Book Fiction - Sunday, September 16th 2012 - List - NYTimes.com". 16 September 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  8. "Best Sellers - E-Book Fiction - Sunday, September 16th 2012 - List - NYTimes.com". 16 September 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  9. "Best Sellers - Combined Print and E-Book Fiction - Sunday, July 3rd 2011 - List - NYTimes.com". 3 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  10. "Best Sellers - Combined Print and E-Book Fiction - Sunday, October 23rd 2011 - List - NYTimes.com". 23 October 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  11. "Best Sellers - Combined Print and E-Book Fiction - Sunday, January 22nd 2012 - List - NYTimes.com". 22 January 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  12. "Best Sellers - Combined Print and E-Book Fiction - Sunday, June 26th 2011 - List - NYTimes.com". 26 June 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  13. "Best Sellers - E-Book Fiction - Sunday, June 19th 2011 - List - NYTimes.com". 19 June 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  14. "Best Sellers - E-Book Fiction - Sunday, July 3rd 2011 - List - NYTimes.com". 3 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  15. "Best Sellers - E-Book Fiction - Sunday, October 23rd 2011 - List - NYTimes.com". 23 October 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  16. "Best Sellers - E-Book Fiction - Sunday, January 22nd 2012 - List - NYTimes.com". 22 January 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  17. "Best Sellers - E-Book Fiction - Sunday, June 26th 2011 - List - NYTimes.com". 26 June 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  18. "Best Sellers - E-Book Fiction - Sunday, April 28th 2013 - List - NYTimes.com". 28 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  19. "Best Sellers - Combined Print and E-Book Fiction - Sunday, April 28th 2013 - List - NYTimes.com". 28 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2016.

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