Susanna Kearsley Explained

Susanna Kearsley
Pseudonym:	Susanna Kearsley Emma Cole
Birth Date:	17 January 1966
Birth Place:	Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:	Novelist
Period:	1993–present
Genre:	romance, thrillers
Notableworks:	The Firebird

Susanna Kearsley (born January 17, 1966) 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

Kearsley studied politics and international development at university, and has worked as a museum curator.^[2] She lives near Toronto, Canada.^[3]

Bibliography

As Susanna Kearsley

• Book: Undertow . 1993 . March 1993 . Thomas Bouregy & Company . 978-0-8034-8987-5 .
• Book: The Gemini Game. 1994. March 1994. Thomas Bouregy & Company. 978-0-8034-9047-5.
• Book: Mariana . 1995 . August 1995. Bantam. 978-0-553-573763.
• Book: The Splendour Falls . 1996 . April 1996 . Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group . 978-0-7704-2718-4.
• Book: Named of the Dragon . 1998. November 1998. Seal Books. 978-0-7704-2790-0.
• Book: The Shadowy Horses . 1999 . March 1999 . Jove . 978-0-515-12464-4 .
• Book: Season of Storms . 2001. August 2001. Jove. 978-0-515-13111-6.
• Book: The Winter Sea . 2008 . September 2008 . Allison & Busby . 978-0-7490-8097-6 . (part 1 of a trilogy, set in 1707)^[4]
• Book: The Rose Garden . 2011 . May 2011. Allison & Busby. 978-0-7490-0951-9.
• Book: The Firebird . 2013 . June 2013. Sourcebooks. 978-1-4022-7663-7. (part 2 of a trilogy)
• Book: A Desperate Fortune . 2015 . April 2015. Sourcebooks. 978-1-4926-0202-6.
• Book: Bellewether . 2018 . April 2018. Simon & Schuster. 978-1-5011-1654-4.
• The Vanished Days (part 3 of a trilogy) 2021

As Emma Cole

• Book: Every Secret Thing . 2007 . September 2007. Allison & Busby. 978-0-7490-8147-8.

Awards and reception

• 2010 – Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Historical Fiction for The Winter Sea^[5]
• 2011 – Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Historical Fantasy/Paranormal for The Rose Garden^[6]
• 2011 – OKRWA National Readers Choice Award for Novel with Romantic Elements for The Rose Garden
• 2013 – Goodreads Choice Nominee for Fantasy for The Firebird^[7]
• 2014 – Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance for The Firebird
• 2014 – DABWAHA Romance Tournament for Best Novel With Strong Romantic Elements for The Firebird

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.^[8] Several titles have also been Top Picks at RT Book Reviews.^[9] Huffington Post called The Firebird a "stunning read."^[10]

Her 2015 release, A Desperate Fortune, debuted at #8 on the New York Times Bestsellers list in audio format.^[11] Other titles to make the New York Times best sellers list include The Rose Garden,^{[12] [13]} The Winter Sea peaking at #5,^[14] The Shadowy Horses at #14.^{[15] [16]}

External links

• Official Website
• Author's Blog
• Susanna Kearsley on USAToday

Notes and References

1. Web site: myRWA : RITA Awards : RITA Winners. rwa.org. 24 May 2015.
2. Web site: Susanna Kearsley – About Me. 16 April 2016.
3. Web site: Susanna Kearsley. Simon & Schuster. 1 May 2017. en.
4. News: Comerford . Ruth . S&S secures 11-book haul of Kearsley novels . 2 February 2023 . The Bookseller . 8 September 2021.
5. Web site: Historical Fiction. RT Book Reviews. 30 April 2017. en.
6. Web site: Historical Fantasy/Paranormal. RT Book Reviews. 30 April 2017. en.
7. Web site: Best Fantasy 2013 — Goodreads Choice Awards. Goodreads. 30 April 2017.
8. Web site: Word Wenches. 16 April 2016.
9. Web site: Susanna Kearsley. 16 April 2016.
10. Web site: Susanna Kearsley's The Firebird Is a Stunning Read. The Huffington Post. 3 April 2013 . 16 April 2016.
11. Web site: The Top 10 Audiobooks on Audible.com. 14 April 2015. AP. 16 April 2016. The New York Times.
12. News: Best Sellers - Combined Print and E-Book Fiction - Sunday, September 16th 2012 - List - NYTimes.com. 16 September 2012. 16 April 2016.
13. News: Best Sellers - E-Book Fiction - Sunday, September 16th 2012 - List - NYTimes.com. 16 September 2012. 16 April 2016.
14. News: Best Sellers - E-Book Fiction - Sunday, June 26th 2011 - List - NYTimes.com. 26 June 2011. 16 April 2016.
15. News: Best Sellers - E-Book Fiction - Sunday, April 28th 2013 - List - NYTimes.com. 28 April 2013. 16 April 2016.
16. News: Best Sellers - Combined Print and E-Book Fiction - Sunday, April 28th 2013 - List - NYTimes.com. 28 April 2013. 16 April 2016.