Nita Prose Explained

Nita Pronovost,[1] better known by her pen name Nita Prose, is a Canadian author and book editor. She is best known for her 2022 novel, The Maid, which won a Anthony Award (2023), Barry Award (2023), Goodreads Choice Award (2022), Macavity Award (2023), and Ned Kelly Award (2022).

Prose began her career writing for literary magazines before becoming a production editor with HarperCollins Canada. She eventually transferred to Doubleday, where she served as senior editor. In 2016, she began overseeing the editorial team at Simon & Schuster Canada, ultimately becoming vice president and editorial director. As editor, she also worked as a ghost writer for multiple celebrity memoirs.

As of 2022, Prose lived in Toronto.[2]

Awards

The Maid was a number one New York Times Best Seller and a Good Morning America Book Club Pick.[3] CrimeReads included it on their list of the best traditional mysteries of 2022. The same year, it was the eighth most-popular book club pick.[4]

Awards for Prose's writing!Year!Title!Award!Result!
2022The MaidFingerprint Award for Debut Novel of the Year[5]
Goodreads Choice Award for Best Mystery & Thriller [6] [7]
Goodreads Choice Award for Best Debut Novel
Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Novel[8] [9]
2023Anthony Award for Best First Novel
Audie Award for Mystery[10]
Barry Award for Best Debut Novel[11] [12]
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel[13]
Macavity Award for Best First Mystery
2024The Mystery GuestCrime Writers of Canada Award for Best Traditional Mysery

Publications

Molly the Maid series

  1. Book: The Maid . 2022 . . 9780593356159. [14]
  2. Book: The Mystery Guest . 2023 . . 9780593356180. [15]
    • Book: The Mistletoe Mystery: A Maid Novella . 2024 . . 9780593875445.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rehman . Zeahaa . 2022-01-05 . Nita Pronovost brings the unnoticed life of a hotel cleaner to the forefront in her debut novel . 2024-05-13 . . en . 2023-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231001125034/https://quillandquire.com/authors/nita-pronovost-brings-the-unnoticed-life-of-a-hotel-cleaner-to-the-forefront-in-her-debut-novel/ . live .
  2. Web site: Rutigliano . Olivia . 2022-12-14 . The Best Traditional Mysteries of the Year . 2024-05-12 . . 2023-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004190857/https://crimereads.com/the-best-traditional-mysteries-of-the-year/ . live .
  3. Web site: 2022-10-24 . Q&A With Nita Prose . 2024-05-13 . . en . 2024-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240513032441/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/sharjah-book-fair/article/90828-q-a-with-nita-prose.html . live .
  4. Web site: 2023-01-05 . Top Book Club Picks of 2022 . 2024-05-13 . . 2023-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230923173747/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4389 . live .
  5. Web site: Glyer . Mike . 2023-07-09 . Stealing Up on the Latest Crime Fiction Awards . 2024-05-13 . . en-US . 2024-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240510051826/https://file770.com/tag/fingerprint-awards/ . live .
  6. Web site: 2022-12-08 . 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards Winners Announced . 2024-05-13 . BOOK RIOT . en-US . 2023-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230518101502/https://bookriot.com/goodreads-choice-awards-2022-winners/ . live .
  7. Web site: The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1) . 2024-05-13 . Goodreads . en . 2024-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240425063329/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55196813-the-maid . live .
  8. Web site: Nita Prose . 2024-05-12 . Stop, You're Killing Me! . 2023-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227014657/https://stopyourekillingme.com/P_Authors/Prose_Nita.html . live .
  9. Web site: 2022-08-29 . Awards: Ned Kelly, Davitt Winners . 2024-05-13 . . 2022-12-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221213222346/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4306 . live .
  10. Web site: 2023 Audie Awards Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406233210/https://www.audiopub.org/2023audieawards-winners . 2023-04-06 . 2023-05-08 . . en-US.
  11. Web site: Barry Award Nominations 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230301223325/http://new.deadlypleasures.com/2023/03/01/barry-award-nominations-2023/ . 2023-03-01 . 2023-03-02 . Deadly Pleasures . en-US.
  12. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2023-03-02 . 'Deadly Pleasures' Reveals Barry Awards Finalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230302200237/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/deadly-pleasures-reveals-barry-awards-finalists/ . 2023-03-02 . 2023-03-02 . . en.
  13. Web site: Schaub . Michael . 2023-01-19 . Edgar Award Nominations for 2023 Are Revealed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230120034737/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/edgar-award-nominations-for-2023-are-revealed/ . 2023-01-20 . 2023-01-21 . . en.
  14. Web site: Book Marks reviews of The Maid by Nita Prose . 2024-05-13 . . en-US . 2024-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224140002/https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/the-maid/ . live .
  15. Web site: Book Marks reviews of The Mystery Guest: A Maid Novel by Nita Prose . 2024-05-13 . . en-US . 2024-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240310185113/https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/the-mystery-guest-a-maid-novel/ . live .

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