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# Stephanie Wrobel

Bestselling author of Darling Rose Gold

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- [8 of My Favorite Novels That Have Reese's Book Club Energy](https://stephaniewrobel.com/8-of-my-favorite-novels-that-have-reeses-book-club-energy/) - Complicated female protagonists are a trademark of a Reese’s Book Club selection, and This Might Hurt truly fits the bill.
- [South Florida Sun Sentinel: Best mystery fiction books of 2024](https://stephaniewrobel.com/south-florida-sun-sentinel-best-mystery-fiction-books-of-2024/) - 2024 wraps up another stellar year for crime fiction. Rich plots, diverse and fully realized characters, and vivid settings punctuated these stories. The landscapes ranged from metropolitan cities to rural areas. The emphasis on family relationships were a major part of myriad mysteries.
- [Washington Post: 3 thrillers after Hitchcock’s heart](https://stephaniewrobel.com/washington-post-3-thrillers-after-hitchcocks-heart/) - A fashion stylist once told me that when she asked potential clients to name their style icons, there were two clear favorites: for men, Cary Grant, and for women, Audrey Hepburn. Simplicity, class and a dash of humor: Both Grant and Hepburn embody classic elegance — the kind that looks effortless but actually requires copious
- [New York Times: 3 Psychological Thrillers That Will Creep You Out](https://stephaniewrobel.com/new-york-times-3-psychological-thrillers-that-will-creep-you-out/) - There’s some heavy subtext in the air when five guests arrive for a weekend at THE HITCHCOCK HOTEL (Berkley, 340 pp., $29), a New England inn stuffed with movie artifacts and presided over by their former college classmate Alfred Smettle. The group has seen little of each other since graduation 16 years earlier, in part because of
- [Geeks of Doom: Book Review: The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/geeks-of-doom-book-review-the-hitchcock-hotel-by-stephanie-wrobel/) - An intimate reunion of former college friends at a secluded Hitchcock-themed hotel leads to a deadly weekend in The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel.
- [Criminal Element: Book Review: The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/criminal-element-book-review-the-hitchcock-hotel-by-stephanie-wrobel/) - Stephanie Wrobel discovered the joy of books and storytelling at an early age but later made the decision to pursue a more practical career as an adult. After college, she worked as a copywriter, helping to pen and produce advertising spots for a variety of well-known brands in the Chicago area. Then, as a freelancer,
- [LA Daily News: 10 scary books you need to add to your Halloween reading list](https://stephaniewrobel.com/la-daily-news-10-scary-books-you-need-to-add-to-your-halloween-reading-list/) - In the mood to light some candles, snuggle up with a blanket and scare yourself senseless? Perfect. If you’re a book lover willing to lose a little sleep this fall, we’ve compiled a list of the latest and forthcoming titles that’ll pair well with the spooky season.
- [The Film Stage: Recommended New Books on Filmmaking](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-film-stage-recommended-new-books-on-filmmaking/) - It seems appropriate to read about some of our greatest filmmakers during the fall. (Festival season! Prestige pics! Megalopolis mania!) Plus, a guide to cinema for kiddos from A24, a look at one of Schwarzenegger’s most fun flicks, and lots of noteworthy novels. And watch for one more roundup before the end of 2024.
- [Biff Bam Pop!: 31 Days of Horror 2024 – Stephanie Wrobel Discusses Her Inspiration for ‘The Hitchcock Hotel’](https://stephaniewrobel.com/biff-bam-pop-31-days-of-horror-2024-stephanie-wrobel-discusses-her-inspiration-for-the-hitchcock-hotel/) - This past September saw the release of Stephanie Wrobel’s latest novel, The Hitchcock Hotel. I enjoyed the book, calling it “a suspenseful love letter to the legendary director of enduring films like Vertigo, Rear Window, The Birds and, of course, Psycho.”
- [The Hitchcock Hotel is a USA Today bestseller!](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-hitchcock-hotel-is-a-usa-today-bestseller/) - USA TODAY collects sales data from booksellers representing a variety of outlets: bookstore chains, independent bookstores, mass merchandisers, and online retailers. Using that data, we determine the 150 top-selling titles of the week. The top 150 are published online Wednesdays at 6 a.m.
- [The Hitchcock Hotel is an Indigo Staff Pick of the Month!](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-hitchcock-hotel-is-an-indigo-staff-pick-of-the-month/) - Great reads, guaranteed. We loved them. You’ll love them.
- [Parade: The 39 Best New Book Releases This Week](https://stephaniewrobel.com/parade-the-39-best-new-book-releases-this-week/) - Here are the 39 best new book releases this week: September 24-30, 2024. I don’t know where you are reading this, but where I’m writing it the temperature today was 93 degrees, so it doesn’t feel like Fall!
- [Sun Sentinel: In two new mysteries, the setting is integral to the story](https://stephaniewrobel.com/nw-indiana-times-hitchcock-hotel-pays-homage-to-the-master-filmmaker-paywall/) - By all accounts, director Alfred Hitchcock was odd. A brilliant filmmaker, yes. But odd and sometimes cruel, capable of inspiring actors and a following that continues today as movies such as “Rear Window,” “Vertigo” and “Psycho” still enthrall audiences.
- [Katie Couric Media: Best New Books to Read This Week](https://stephaniewrobel.com/katie-couric-media-best-new-books-to-read-this-week/) - The temperatures are dropping and the fall feelings are ramping up (not to mention, pumpkin spice is widely available once again). That means cozy season is approaching — that wonderful time of year when there’s nothing more delightful than getting swept up in a good book, TV show, or movie.
- [PEOPLE Magazine's Best Books of September 2024](https://stephaniewrobel.com/people-magazines-best-books-of-september-2024/) - A hotly anticipated family drama, a memoir of self-discovery and a thriller for Hitchcock film fans — see PEOPLE's picks for the best books of Sept. 2024.
- [Canadian Living: 102 New Fall Reads That Will Keep You Turning Those Pages](https://stephaniewrobel.com/canadian-living-102-new-fall-reads-that-will-keep-you-turning-those-pages/) - Fall’s new releases are flush with bold debut writers, big thinkers and best-selling novelists.
- [SesayArts Magazine: Author Stephanie Wrobel’s new thriller invites you to “The Hitchcock Hotel”](https://stephaniewrobel.com/sesayarts-magazine-author-stephanie-wrobels-new-thriller-invites-you-to-the-hitchcock-hotel/) - International best-selling author Stephanie Wrobel’s newest novel The Hitchcock Hotel (Simon and Schuster, 2024) is a twisty thriller that pays homage to the legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. It blends the suspense and intricacy of a classic Hitchcock film with a modern twist, creating a novel that will appeal equally to thriller enthusiasts and film buffs alike.
- [TIFA Time: 9 Festival Books](https://stephaniewrobel.com/tifa-time-9-festival-books/) - As megawatt authors swarm the city for the Toronto International Festival of Authors, it’s a bookworm’s paradise. Those within commuting distance can see literary heroes like Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje and Andrew O’Hagan in person between Sept. 19 and Sept. 29, but everyone can dive into these featured festival books that are worth reading.
- [The Big Thrill interviews bestselling author Stephanie Wrobel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-big-thrill-features-stephanie-wrobel/) - An obsessive Alfred Hitchcock fan opens a place called The Hitchcock Hotel, fills every room with memorabilia dedicated to the Master of Suspense, then invites a group of former friends from his college film club—whom he hasn’t spoken to in 16 years and still holds a longtime grudge against—to spend the weekend there alone with
- [Book Riot's Read or Dead podcast chooses The Hitchcock Hotel for Latine Heritage Month](https://stephaniewrobel.com/book-riots-read-or-dead-podcast-chooses-the-hitchcock-hotel-for-latine-heritage-month/) - Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss mystery and thrillers for Latine Heritage Month!
- [CrimeReads: The Most Anticipated Crime, Horror, and Mystery Novels of Fall 2024](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-most-anticipated-crime-horror-and-mystery-novels-of-fall-2024/) - Maybe it’s just because I got started late on this preview, but the following list leans HEAVILY towards horror. That doesn’t mean that fans of detective fiction will find themselves lacking in recommendations, however, especially if they are willing to go historical.
- [Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Fall Mysteries & Thrillers](https://stephaniewrobel.com/goodreads-readers-most-anticipated-fall-mysteries-thrillers/) - As a category, Mysteries & Thrillers covers a wide range of storytelling styles: police procedurals, private investigations, espionage, noir, cozies, historical, legal, paranormal…the list goes on.
- [Game Vortex's Book Review: The Hitchcock Hotel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/game-vortexs-book-review-the-hitchcock-hotel/) - I blasted through this story, it was so fantastic. The characters were interesting, the betrayals shocking, and the delicate unfolding of each person's story was absolute perfection. Think Knives Out level mystery and intrigue. If this sounds even the least bit enticing, just order this book. If you are a Hitchcock fan, even more so. Don't even
- [Amazon editors choose The Hitchcock Hotel as one of the best thrillers of September!](https://stephaniewrobel.com/amazon-editors-choose-the-hitchcock-hotel-as-one-of-the-best-thrillers-of-september/) - A Hitchcock fanatic with an agenda invites old friends for a weekend stay at his secluded themed hotel in this fiendishly clever, suspenseful new novel from the international bestselling author of Darling Rose Gold.
- [Paste Magazine: The Most Anticipated Horror Books of Fall 2024](https://stephaniewrobel.com/paste-magazine-the-most-anticipated-horror-books-of-fall-2024/) - You can (and should) read horror all year long, but there’s something special about cracking open a brand-new scary story when the leaves are changing and the autumnal chill is blowing in. Halloween’s approaching, the days are getting darker, and the siren song of horror is calling us all, so it’s good to be prepared.
- [A.V. Club: 10 books to read in September](https://stephaniewrobel.com/a-v-club-10-books-to-read-in-september/) - We’ve got a varied selection of new book picks for you this September, with fans of TV and movies in mind. Whether you’re into thrillers, literary fiction, non-fiction, or just something cozy to curl up with, you should find something here to spark your interest.
- [Red Carpet Crash: Book Review of The Hitchcock Hotel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/red-carpet-crash-book-review-of-the-hitchcock-hotel/) - A solid, psychological thriller, with many twists and turns that keep you engaged. A good start to your fall reading season.
- [Novel Suspects: Books to Read If You Like Alfred Hitchcock](https://stephaniewrobel.com/books-to-read-if-you-like-alfred-hitchcock/) - There’s a reason why they call Alfred Hitchcock the Master of Suspense: no one else can quite make a viewer forget the bomb under the table like he can. If you love all things Hitchcock, and you wish you could find books that read the way his movies screen, this is the short list of
- [Entertainment Weekly: See the cover for new thriller that imagines an Alfred Hitchcock themed hotel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/see-the-cover-for-new-thriller-that-imagines-an-alfred-hitchcock-themed-hotel/) - When it comes to bringing audiences to the edge of their seats, no one does it quite like Alfred Hitchcock. So, author Stephanie Wrobel decided why try to outdo the master (of suspense)? Instead, she uses his films as inspiration for her new thriller, The Hitchcock Hotel, for which EW can exclusively debut the cover.
- [SheReads: Most Anticipated Thrillers of Fall 2024](https://stephaniewrobel.com/most-anticipated-thrillers-of-fall-2024/) - Preparing for your fall TBR is nothing we take lightly. Requirements include your favorite warm beverage, the coziest sweatshirt you can find, and full preparation for spooky season to begin! If you’re looking for some great thrillers to dive into once fall approaches, look no further!
- [Novel Suspects: What We’re Reading This September](https://stephaniewrobel.com/what-were-reading-this-september/) - Detectives might have bitten off more than they can chew as they’re caught in webs of lies that could determine whether they’ll live or die. A new mom starts to be unable to discern between reality and imagination after the arrival of her estranged mother. Fully enjoy the fall season with one of these crime
- [Functional Nerds Podcast: Episode 635-With Stephanie Wrobel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/functional-nerds-podcast-episode-635-with-stephanie-wrobel/) - This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Stephanie Wrobel, author of The Hitchcock Hotel. Alfred Smettle is not your average Hitchcock fan. He is the founder, owner, and manager of The Hitchcock Hotel, a sprawling Victorian house in the White Mountains dedicated to the Master of Suspense.
- [Pet Spotlight: Stephanie Wrobel and Moose](https://stephaniewrobel.com/pet-spotlight-stephanie-wrobel-and-moose/) - Moose has been by my side even longer than I’ve been an author. My husband and I moved to Boston in August 2016 so I could attend the MFA program at Emerson College.
- [CrimeRead's Revenge in Fiction - and in Life: A Roundtable Discussion](https://stephaniewrobel.com/crimereads-revenge-in-fiction-and-in-life-a-roundtable-discussion/) - Revenge. The motive fuels major crimes and petty forms of aggression. I was inspired by Alison Gaylin’s excellent book on maternal revenge, The Collective, to investigate revenge as motive and means to keep a story moving.
- [Criminal Element's Book Review: This Might Hurt](https://stephaniewrobel.com/criminal-elements-book-review-this-might-hurt/) - This ongoing struggle to master fear, and to inspire others to do the same, forms the backbone of this complex psychological thriller. Told from multiple perspectives, Stephanie Wrobel’s sophomore novel is a dazzling feat of sleight of hand.
- [Stephanie Wrobel: Inspiration behind This Might Hurt](https://stephaniewrobel.com/stephanie-wrobel-inspiration-behind-this-might-hurt/) - As a reader, I like to roam around the minds of people I’m sure I’ll never understand. I want the author to prove me wrong, to make me empathize with schemers, cheaters, and liars. I find society’s outliers much more fascinating than everyday people like you and me.
- [BookTrib's 11 Books for Perilous Times](https://stephaniewrobel.com/booktribs-11-books-for-perilous-times/) - Oh, yes. I agree. It’s really tempting to pull the comforter over your head and hide until all this is over. The world seems very crazy right now, and … how do we deal with that? Here’s one thought.
- [Refinery29's Best New Books March 2022](https://stephaniewrobel.com/refinery29s-best-new-books-march-2022/) - If, like me, you were thoroughly let down by Amazon’s Nine Perfect Strangers, you’ve likely been looking for another wellness-fuelled thriller ever since.
- [The Big Thrill's Up Close: Stephanie Wrobel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-big-thrills-up-close-stephanie-wrobel/) - In this exclusive interview with The Big Thrill, THIS MIGHT HURT author Stephanie Wrobel discusses how to create a good villain, cults, and her writing process.
- [Nonfiction Books to Read While Researching and Writing About Cults](https://stephaniewrobel.com/nonfiction-books-to-read-while-researching-and-writing-about-cults/) - Stephanie Wrobel's top nonfiction picks for writers and readers preparing to dive deep into cults.
- [AP Review: ‘This Might Hurt’ a tonic for readers of thrillers](https://stephaniewrobel.com/ap-review-this-might-hurt-a-tonic-for-readers-of-thrillers/) - In “This Might Hurt” we meet first meet Natalie, an executive living in Boston. She focuses most of her energy on her career because she’s lonely and unfulfilled with her regimented life.
- [A search for meaning leads to cult in new novel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/a-search-for-meaning-leads-to-cult-in-new-novel/) - While her sister Nat is successfully climbing the corporate ladder in Boston, Kit has embraced life on a remote Maine island, where she enjoys the structure imposed by the leaders of Wisewood.
- [A cult, sisters and suspense](https://stephaniewrobel.com/a-cult-sisters-and-suspense/) - With a mysterious leader of a group that might not be so benevolent, multiple narrators and two different timelines, there’s a lot going on, but it all blends together well into a taut psychological thriller. It’s a concoction of cult of personality, secrets and lies. Wrobel can write a mind twister.
- [USA Today's 5 books not to miss](https://stephaniewrobel.com/usa-todays-5-books-not-to-miss/) - In Wrobel’s gripping new psychological thriller, sisters Natalie and Kit become estranged after their mother’s death – and after Kit disappears into the clutches of the cult-like Wisewood wellness retreat, which also has Natalie in its crosshairs.
- [Buzzfeed's Best Books Releasing in February 2022](https://stephaniewrobel.com/buzzfeeds-best-books-releasing-in-february-2022/) - Wrobel’s latest opens with a suspenseful bang and successfully leaves readers wondering what on earth is up with Wisewood. Natalie Collins' younger sister has been missing for over a year...
- [CrimeRead's 5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read This February](https://stephaniewrobel.com/crimereads-5-psychological-thrillers-you-should-read-this-february/) - I was a very enthusiastic fan of Wrobel’s first book, a very twisted and delightful tale of a mother and daughter with an unusual but undeniable bond: the mother had caused or helped her daughter fake illnesses for attention and sympathy.
- [BookBub's The Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2022](https://stephaniewrobel.com/bookbubs-the-best-mysteries-and-thrillers-of-2022/) - If you love stories that keep you guessing — and keep you turning the pages — we have the perfect book list for you! We’ve rounded up the biggest, buzziest, most highly anticipated mysteries and thrillers 2022 has to offer.
- [Bustle's Most Anticipated Books Of February 2022](https://stephaniewrobel.com/bustles-most-anticipated-books-of-february-2022/) - February is finally here, and it’s bringing a truckload of must-read books with it. From highly-anticipated sequels to some of the year’s most notable debuts, these titles all deserve a spot on your bedside table.
- [Shondaland's 5 Best Books for February 2022](https://stephaniewrobel.com/shondalands-5-best-books-for-february-2022/) - Did you watch Yellowjackets and are now yearning for more brilliant thrillers? Then this book may be for you.
- [E! News' 15 Books to Fall in Love With This February](https://stephaniewrobel.com/e-news-15-books-to-fall-in-love-with-this-february/) - Once upon a time, there was a bookshelf just waiting to be filled... Sounds like the beginning of a great love story between you and some of February's best new reads, right?
- [Daily Hive's 10 of the most anticipated book releases this month](https://stephaniewrobel.com/daily-hives-10-of-the-most-anticipated-book-releases-this-month/) - February brings a lineup of heartwarming romance novels, mesmerizing historical fiction, short stories inspired by the pandemic, and nostalgic non-fiction, all from a mix of debut authors and award-winning writers.
- [Betches' 22 Books You Need To Read In 2022](https://stephaniewrobel.com/betches-22-books-you-need-to-read-in-2022/) - Another year, another round of books to read. I gotta say, if you’re thinking about making a goal to read a certain number of books in 2022, there is no shortage of good novels out there.
- [PureWow's 12 Books We Can’t Wait to Read in February](https://stephaniewrobel.com/purewows-12-books-we-cant-wait-to-read-in-february/) - Sisters Natalie and Kit haven’t spoken in months, since Kit discovered Wisewood, a self-help group where guests commit to spending six months off the grid on a private island off the coast of Maine to become their “Maximized Selves."
- [Newsweek's 22 Books to Look Forward to in 2022](https://stephaniewrobel.com/newsweeks-22-books-to-look-forward-to-in-2022/) - The mastermind behind last year's Darling Rose Gold returns with a second, equally sinister feat. This Might Hurt starts as a slow burn that crackles with sinister energy as we're brought to the serene, unplugged oasis of Wisewood.
- [Katie Couric.com's New Books By Authors You Love: Your Definitive Reading Guide to 2022](https://stephaniewrobel.com/new-books-by-authors-you-love-your-definitive-reading-guide-to-2022/) - Stephanie Wrobel’s debut novel Darling Rose Gold was a smashing success. Now she’s back with a fictitious community called Wisewood, in which stays are mandatory for six months and all sorts of antics ensue.
- [Parade's 30 Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2022](https://stephaniewrobel.com/ready-for-the-new-year-30-books-we-cant-wait-to-read-in-2022/) - A self-help cult focused on overcoming fear, an off-the-grid sojourn on the coast of Maine, two sisters and enough psychological twists and turns to keep you committed—welcome to This Might Hurt.
- [PopSugar's 35 Must-Read Thrillers and Mystery Books to Keep You Chasing Clues in 2022](https://stephaniewrobel.com/35-must-read-thrillers-and-mystery-books-to-keep-you-chasing-clues-in-2022/) - This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel is a strange and twisty thriller that's as unnerving as it is entertaining. In the aftermath of their mother's death, Natalie and Kit drifted apart. For Kit, losing their mother left her craving a fresh start...
- [Crime by the Book's Most Anticipated Early 2022 Crime Books](https://stephaniewrobel.com/most-anticipated-early-2022-crime-books/) - Press pause on reading this blog post and pre-order Stephanie Wrobel’s outstanding sophomore thriller THIS MIGHT HURT right now. I loved Stephanie’s debut thriller DARLING ROSE GOLD, but trust me when I tell you, she’s upped the ante on her own work in THIS MIGHT HURT.
- [Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2022](https://stephaniewrobel.com/goodreads-readers-most-anticipated-mysteries-of-2022/) - Anticipation, in the world of books, is part of the fun. Consider the feeling you get when you find out your favorite author has a new book coming out in a few months. It’s a day brightener, isn’t it? It makes the future a little easier to contemplate.
- [Indigo's Most Anticipated Books of 2021](https://stephaniewrobel.com/indigos-most-anticipated-books-of-2021/) - From the national and USA TODAY bestselling author of Darling Rose Gold comes a dark, thrilling novel about two sisters—one trapped in the clutches of a cult, the other in a web of her own lies.
- [WCBS Author Talks, Chapter 138: Kiley Reid, M.J. Rose & Stephanie Wrobel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/wcbs-author-talks-chapter-138-kiley-reid-m-j-rose-stephanie-wrobel/) - Two great debuts that you won't want to put down + trip back to New York City's Gilded Age with bestseller M.J. Rose.
- ['The View' Co-Hosts' Favorite Movies, TV Shows And Books To Binge While Social Distancing](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-view-co-hosts-favorite-movies-tv-shows-and-books-to-binge-while-social-distancing/) - Whoopi Goldberg includes Darling Rose Gold on her list of recommended reading!
- [33 Best New Books To Buy Now And Enjoy In The Sunshine (Glass Of Wine In Hand)](https://stephaniewrobel.com/33-best-new-books-to-buy-now-and-enjoy-in-the-sunshine-glass-of-wine-in-hand/) - Rose Gold believed she was sick for 18 years before she discovered her mother had been lying. She testifies against her and her mother goes to prison, but what will happen when she is finally released? We’d be surprised if this edge-of-your-seat novel doesn’t become the next must-watch Netflix drama.
- [The State Of The Crime Novel In 2021: A Roundtable With The Edgar Awards Nominees](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-state-of-the-crime-novel-in-2021-a-roundtable-with-the-edgar-awards-nominees/) - After a very, very long year, the Edgar Awards are once again upon us. 2021 marks the 75th year that Mystery Writers of America will celebrate the best crime and mystery writing, and while 2020 was an abysmal year by any other metric, it was a stellar year for great new books.
- [The State Of The Crime Novel In 2021, Part 2: Writing During The Pandemic](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-state-of-the-crime-novel-in-2021-part-2-writing-during-the-pandemic/) - In what’s become a tradition here at CrimeReads, our editors partnered with MWA to organize a giant roundtable discussion between the Edgar nominees, and we received responses from over 30 authors, each with their own fascinating take on our beloved genre.
- [CrimeReads The Best Psychological Thrillers Of 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/crimereads-the-best-psychological-thrillers-of-2020/) - Revenge plots, family secrets, and mysterious neighbors—these are the year's best psychological thrillers.
- [The Best Gothic Fiction Of 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-best-gothic-fiction-of-2020/) - As the Gothic Revival continues, it's time to take stock of the best, most anxious, and most atmospheric gothic fiction of 2020.
- [16 Authors Pick Their Favourite Winter Reads](https://stephaniewrobel.com/16-authors-pick-their-favourite-winter-reads/) - The wind might howl outside and the rain pelt down, temperatures may plummet and spring might feel like an eternity away, but there really is no better season than winter to take advantage of a comfy chair in a cosy corner and get lost in a chilling read.
- [13 Books Every Book Club Should Read](https://stephaniewrobel.com/13-books-every-book-club-should-read/) - Book clubs can be hit or miss. Assemble the ideal group and choose a page-turner and you’re set. Gather a disinterested crew and pick a total dud and you’ll regret ever having expressed interest.
- [Advice To Writers Interview: Stephanie Wrobel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/advice-to-writers-interview-stephanie-wrobel/) - How did you become a writer? I'm baffled by it myself. Around five or six, I began typing up stories and drawing illustrations for them. I can't really remember what drew me to storytelling—reading and writing have just always been my favorite ways to spend my free time.
- [10 Authors Pick Their Top Comfort Reads](https://stephaniewrobel.com/10-authors-pick-their-top-comfort-reads/) - Sometimes we all need a book that’s just a little more comforting, don’t we? For us crime readers, though, it’s usually something a bit dark and creepy, with one or two murders thrown in for good measure.
- [22 Fast-Paced Books To Binge This Weekend](https://stephaniewrobel.com/22-fast-paced-books-to-binge-this-weekend/) - Publishers Weekly praised the novel, saying, “Propulsive pacing, a claustrophobic setting, and vividly sketched characters who are equal parts victim and villain conspire to create an anxious, unsettling narrative.”
- [Darling Rose Gold Is Nominated For A 2021 Barry Award!](https://stephaniewrobel.com/darling-rose-gold-is-nominated-for-a-2021-barry-award/) - The winners of these awards will be announced at the Opening Ceremonies at the New Orleans Bouchercon on August 26, 2021.
- [The Recovery Of Rose Gold Is A Richard & Judy Book Club Pick!](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-recovery-of-rose-gold-is-a-richard-judy-book-club-pick/) - This is a dazzlingly dark revenge novel, a genuinely fresh and original take on the domestic psychological thriller genre; the disturbing story of an evilly twisted mother/daughter relationship.
- [Texas Library Association Includes Darling Rose Gold On The 2021 Lariat List](https://stephaniewrobel.com/texas-library-association-includes-darling-rose-gold-on-the-2021-lariat-list/) - Since 2009 the goal of the Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List has been to highlight outstanding fiction that is simply “a pleasure to read.” Each year, 25 outstanding fiction titles are selected by a nine member committee.
- [Darling Rose Gold Has Been Nominated For The 2021 Edgar Award For Best First Novel!](https://stephaniewrobel.com/darling-rose-gold-has-been-nominated-for-the-2021-edgar-award-for-best-first-novel/) - The 75th Annual Edgar® Awards will be celebrated on April 29, 2021.
- [Paperback Releases You Might Have Missed](https://stephaniewrobel.com/paperback-releases-you-might-have-missed/) - Can we get a do-over please? We’ll admit that we missed A LOT of books that published in 2020 because, well, 2020. These books deserve some major love…from heartfelt memoirs to domestic thrillers…
- [InStyle's The 20 Best Books Of 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/instyles-the-20-best-books-of-2020/) - It’s compulsively readable — so much so that if you find a way to stretch this novel out for more than three days, your brain should be donated to science.
- [South Florida Sun Sentinel Best Of 2020 List](https://stephaniewrobel.com/south-florida-sun-sentinel-best-of-2020-list/) - During this pandemic, many of us took comfort in books. According to several industry figures, reading was up at least 5 to 20 percent. And this was a stellar year for mysteries—stories that touched us, that captured who we are as a society and what our future might be.
- [Kobo Best Of 2020 - New Decade, New Authors Pick](https://stephaniewrobel.com/kobo-best-of-2020-new-decade-new-authors-pick/) - Another bright side to 2020 was all the new authors making their entrance with these captivating debuts.
- [Lyme Crime: New Blood, New Stories Panel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/lyme-crime-new-blood-new-stories-panel/) - Three new authors, Stephanie Wrobel, Robin Morgan-Bentley and Will Shindler, discuss their debut titles, what drew them to crime, and what readers can expect from them in the future. Moderated by Amanda Jennings.
- [Virtual Noir At The Bar, Episode 13: June 24th 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/virtual-noir-at-the-bar/) - What a night. We were joined by the legendary Lawrence Block on his 82nd birthday and release date of his new novel. Mr Block wasn’t the only great speaker tonight of course. Full author listing: Cath Staincliffe, Elizabeth Kay, Jenny Blackhurst, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Liz Nugent, Margaret Murphy, Mark Leggatt, MJ Arlidge, Ruth Ware, Stephanie Wrobel
- [The 10 Most Popular 2020 Debut Novels According To Goodreads Members](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-10-most-popular-2020-debut-novels-according-to-goodreads-members/) - Goodreads has released their top 10 most popular 2020 debut novels released from February through June of this year, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- [How Women Writers Are Transforming Hardboiled Noir](https://stephaniewrobel.com/how-women-writers-are-transforming-hardboiled-noir/) - Hardboiled fiction of the twenties, thirties and forties and classic film noir of the forties and fifties mostly feature a particular kind of guy. You know him. Think of Raymond Chandler’s private dick, Philip Marlowe, in The Big Sleep, The Long Goodbye and Farewell My Lovely.
- [The Debuts Of Lockdown](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-debuts-of-lockdown/) - Under normal circumstances our bookshops would be piled high with great novels from debut authors, whilst events and signings would put their names on every booklover's lips.
- [23 Debut Books That Are Too Good To Ignore](https://stephaniewrobel.com/23-debut-books-that-are-too-good-to-ignore/) - It's hard enough to find an audience as a debut author, but without traditional publicity strategies in place, it can be nearly impossible. So Bustle has compiled a list of 23 debut books that had their launches impacted by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, to help give…
- [9 Of Fiction’s Worst Mothers: Aren’t You Glad You Weren’t Their Kids?](https://stephaniewrobel.com/9-of-fictions-worst-mothers-arent-you-glad-you-werent-their-kids/) - I wanted a perfect Mother’s Day selection of books, but not about perfect mothers. Because bad mothers — in fiction at least — are more intriguing. So I asked myself: What books have bad mothers?
- [ENCA Interview: Get Stuck Between The Pages](https://stephaniewrobel.com/enca-interview-get-stuck-between-the-pages/) - We’re in lockdown so I can’t physically let you in but don’t worry I’ll tell you about two books to keep you company over the next few days.
- [10 Fiction Books To Help You Escape From The Real World](https://stephaniewrobel.com/10-fiction-books-to-help-you-escape-from-the-real-world/) - This thriller is not exactly “light” reading, but it is gripping and relatively quick. For years, everyone thought Rose was seriously ill and she got sympathy from neighbors and strangers — but it turns out it was all her mother Patty’s doing.
- [Stephanie Wrobel On Shel Silverstein, Shirley Jackson, And Lord Of The Flies](https://stephaniewrobel.com/stephanie-wrobel-on-shel-silverstein-shirley-jackson-and-lord-of-the-flies/) - 12 rapid-fire book recs from the author of Darling Rose Gold.
- [27 Exciting Debut Authors You Can Support During The Shutdowns](https://stephaniewrobel.com/27-exciting-debut-authors-you-can-support-during-the-shutdowns/) - An author's debut novel is an incredible and exciting achievement — which is why it's so disappointing that many debut authors have had their launches affected by the shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
- [Reading With... Stephanie Wrobel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/reading-with-stephanie-wrobel/) - On my nightstand is Set Me on Fire: A Poem for Every Feeling by Ella Risbridger. I pick it up every few weeks, whenever the mood strikes. I love the playful way the anthology is organized and how accessible the poems are.
- [12 Books To Read While You Are Social Distancing And Need That Sweet, Sweet Escapism](https://stephaniewrobel.com/12-books-to-read-while-you-are-social-distancing-and-need-that-sweet-sweet-escapism/) - We’re all practicing the art of social distancing rn, right? Right. So, naturally, it’s the perfect time to catch up on a bunch of books that are coming out while we’re all hanging at home. Astrology? Murder? Memoirs? Don’t worry. No matter what you like, we’ve got you covered.
- [Darling Rose Gold: A Must-Read Thriller](https://stephaniewrobel.com/darling-rose-gold-a-must-read-thriller/) - Author Stephanie Wrobel talks about her thrilling debut and how she tried to stay as true as possible to the truth of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
- [13 Books Feminists Should Read In March](https://stephaniewrobel.com/13-books-feminists-should-read-in-march/) - Reading can be such a relief in such strenuous times. As presidential candidates battle it out for delegates and many of us are self-isolating in the face of the Coronavirus, knowing that books are still there for us to escape into whenever and wherever we are can help us…
- [Meet The Author: Stephanie Wrobel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/meet-the-author-stephanie-wrobel/) - Lee Child said the mother-daughter main characters of her debut novel, The Recovery of Rose Gold, ‘power the story like a nuclear reaction’; meet the London-based American writer behind the explosion.
- [A Crime Fiction Reading List For Self-Isolation](https://stephaniewrobel.com/a-crime-fiction-reading-list-for-self-isolation/) - It’s safe to say these are unprecedented times. With the rapid spread of the new coronavirus around the world, a whole lot of us (yours truly included!) are finding ourselves with a whole lot more solitary time on our hands as we stay home and self-isolate.
- [Mini Review & Author Interview: Darling Rose Gold](https://stephaniewrobel.com/mini-review-author-interview-darling-rose-gold/) - I had the pleasure of reading Stephanie Wrobel’s stunning debut novel DARLING ROSE GOLD this past fall, and boy oh boy did I love it. Today marks the US publication day for this exceptional new suspense read, and to celebrate, I’m so excited to give CBTB readers…
- [March's Best Debut Novels](https://stephaniewrobel.com/marchs-best-debut-novels/) - No one is telling the truth, both daughter and mother have serious agendas, and you have a book that wonders just how far a daughter should go to please her mother–especially when her mother is obviously unhinged.
- [Stephanie Wrobel On Writing A Monstrous Mother](https://stephaniewrobel.com/stephanie-wrobel-on-writing-a-monstrous-mother/) - Stephanie Wrobel’s debut novel, Darling Rose Gold, is a mystifying read from the start: Rose Gold decides to take in her mother, Patty, after she’s been released from prison—for abusing Rose Gold. Her novel tells a gripping tale about the chilling psychology behind induced illness by carers.
- [The Best Books Of The Week](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-best-books-of-the-week/) - Rose Gold Watts spent the first 18 years of her life constantly sick, in and out of hospitals. No one could ever figure out what was really wrong — turns out her mother Patty was an expert liar.
- [The Best Mysteries And Thrillers Of March](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-best-mysteries-and-thrillers-of-march/) - In Darling Rose Gold, Patty Gold is getting out of prison after serving a five-year stretch for child abuse. Given that it was her own daughter, Rose, she abused, readers may be surprised to read that it is Rose who waits for her outside the prison.
- [10 Best Debut Novels To Help You Take Your Mind Off Current Affairs](https://stephaniewrobel.com/10-best-debut-novels-to-help-you-take-your-mind-off-current-affairs/) - Told in alternating chapters by Rose Gold and Patty, this is a dark, nerve-jangling read that kept us on the edge of our seats till the very end.
- [Meet The Literary World’s Newest Esteemed Author](https://stephaniewrobel.com/meet-the-literary-worlds-newest-esteemed-author/) - Want to know the antidote to get you through your tumultuous week’s duties and the dreaded pandemonium of the Monday morning commute? It’s whiling away with a fresh book to devour. And fittingly, here at MV, we have just the one.
- [Thrillers - The Recovery Of Rose Gold Review](https://stephaniewrobel.com/thrillers-the-recovery-of-rose-gold-review/) - With genuine menace seeping from every twist and turn, the two central characters inhabit every page with captivating ferocity, and the denouement is worthy of Patricia Highsmith at her finest: quite superb.
- [Seven Things I'd Like My Readers To Know About Me](https://stephaniewrobel.com/seven-things-id-like-my-readers-to-know-about-me/) - My inspiration for The Recovery of Rose Gold came from my best friend. She’s an elementary school psychologist in Colorado and has experience with Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP)…
- [Five Must-Read Books For March](https://stephaniewrobel.com/five-must-read-books-for-march/) - A thorough and delectable novel about class, interfamilial relationships, and the limits of forgiveness, you’ll quickly turn the pages trying to figure out just what every characters' motives are.
- [25 Books To Add To Your March 2020 Must-Read List](https://stephaniewrobel.com/25-books-to-add-to-your-march-2020-must-read-list/) - The mother-daughter relationship at the center of Stephanie Wrobel's Darling Rose Gold is the stuff of nightmares. Rose Gold Watts spent the first 18 years of her life believing she suffered from a host of medical issues.
- [The 20 Most Anticipated Books Of March 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-20-most-anticipated-books-of-march-2020/) - Five years ago, 18-year-old Rose Gold Watts testified in a trial that ended with her mother being sent to prison for child abuse. In the years that followed, Rose Gold's community poured out their support for her, watching as she bought her grandparents' old house…
- [12 Novels You Should Read This March](https://stephaniewrobel.com/12-novels-you-should-read-this-march/) - This is a super twisted delectable read which is likely be among my favorite books of the year, one of those things I recommend with the preface, “What pushes your buttons around mother-daughter relationships?” (Reader, you should ask yourself that question too.)
- [12 Of The Best Books Released In March 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/12-of-the-best-books-released-in-march-2020/) - In a premise which screams Netflix crime drama or must-listen podcast, Rose Gold Watts believed she was sick for 18 years, before she discovered her mother was lying.
- [Dark, Twisted Mother-Daughter Relationship Drives Suspense In “Darling Rose Gold”](https://stephaniewrobel.com/dark-twisted-mother-daughter-relationship-drives-suspense-in-darling-rose-gold/) - These first lines of Stephanie Wrobel’s Darling Rose Gold (Berkley) are spoken by Patty Watts, 58, who’s just gotten out of prison after serving five years. For eighteen years, her daughter, Rose Gold, had gotten sicker and sicker.
- [Unreliable Narrators Who Break Every Rule We Thought We Knew](https://stephaniewrobel.com/unreliable-narrators-who-break-every-rule-we-thought-we-knew/) - This month, next month—and probably long into the future—if you pay any attention at all to the Chicago literary landscape, you’re going to need to acquaint yourself with a handful of fresh names. No fewer than five debut novels by Chicago authors arrive on shelves this winter…
- [Meet 5 New Chicago Writers Whose Debut Novels You'll Want To Read This Winter](https://stephaniewrobel.com/meet-5-new-chicago-writers-whose-debut-novels-youll-want-to-read-this-winter/) - This month, next month—and probably long into the future—if you pay any attention at all to the Chicago literary landscape, you’re going to need to acquaint yourself with a handful of fresh names. No fewer than five debut novels by Chicago authors arrive on shelves this winter…
- [The New Wave Of Thrillers Featuring Deeply Flawed Characters](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-new-wave-of-thrillers-featuring-deeply-flawed-characters/) - Not too many years ago, writers and editors thought that characters should be likeable. This often translated into characters without flaws, or strengths disguised as flaws. Characters were good or they were bad, and there wasn’t much gray in between.
- [The 6 Debut Books That Should Be On Your Radar This Year](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-6-debut-books-that-should-be-on-your-radar-this-year/) - There are some characters you meet in novels who make an immediate and enduring impact. The characters you remember from books are the ones that draw you in and never let you out of their grip. Author Stephanie Wrobel has managed to conjure up such a character…
- [7 Thrillers To Read If You Finished Watching ‘You’](https://stephaniewrobel.com/7-thrillers-to-read-if-you-finished-watching-you/) - We live in a world that is streaming-obsessed. I know this because my credit card statement every month is nothing but Netflix, Apple TV +, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and Disney + (and Seamless, and some more Seamless, and then a little Uber Eats so the Seamless people…
- [The 20 Best Books Of 2020 To Add To Your Reading List ASAP](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-20-best-books-of-2020-to-add-to-your-reading-list-asap/) - There's just nothing more relaxing than cozying up with a good book. Whether you're the kind of person who loves to hold a hard copy of their favorite reads in their hands, an e-reader type so you can get literary on the go, or you prefer listening to audiobooks…
- [6 Recommended Upcoming Crime & Thriller Books 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/6-recommended-upcoming-crime-thriller-books-2020/) - One of the - many - perks of my job is being sent books in advance of publication. As a child whose favourite days of the year was when those brightly-coloured book orders forms dropped on to our desk, this aspect of my work is pure heaven.
- [The 10 Most Anticipated Horror Novels & Thrillers Of 2020, According To Goodreads Users](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-10-most-anticipated-horror-novels-thrillers-of-2020-according-to-goodreads-users/) - Was reading more" one of your 2020 goals? Sometimes the options of where to start and what to read can be overwhelming — there is no shortage of content out there — but if horror and thrillers are your genre
- [The Most Anticipated Crime Books Of 2020: Part I](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-most-anticipated-crime-books-of-2020-part-i/) - As a new decade dawns, it’s time to bring you our biggest preview ever! From new voices to old favorites, series to standalones, lush gothics to minimalist noirs, contemporary thrillers to historical mysteries, and of course, psychological thrillers galore, we’re rounding up the year’s…
- [2020 Books: Ring In New Decade With Fiction, Non-Fiction Releases](https://stephaniewrobel.com/2020-books-ring-in-new-decade-with-fiction-non-fiction-releases/) - Another year, another decade. But before you start getting nostalgic about how fast time is just sprinting by, there are many upsides to celebrating another year. New goals, plans and resolutions along with some fantastic books coming your way.
- [New Year, New Writers](https://stephaniewrobel.com/new-year-new-writers/) - While the joy of savouring a new title by a favourite author is a pretty special feeling, there is something a touch more exciting in discovering a debut voice, and being able to watch a new career flourish from their very first page.
- [33 Highly Anticipated Books Of 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/33-highly-anticipated-books-of-2020/) - New year, new you? Nah! There's nothing wrong with the current you, except perhaps you need a new book. Luckily, 2020 is promising to be a year of fantastic reading.
- [The 28 Most Anticipated Mysteries & Thrillers Of 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-28-most-anticipated-mysteries-thrillers-of-2020/) - The new year is guaranteed to bring plenty of suspense, chills, thrills, and occasional horrors—and we're just talking about the new mysteries and thrillers that await readers.
- [Books 2020: What You Could Be Reading](https://stephaniewrobel.com/books-2020-what-you-could-be-reading/) - In the UK alone, sales of adult fiction, non-fiction and children's print books have remained healthy over the past 12 months. Before the Christmas boost, they were up 1% to 191.5 million copies sold, according to market analysis firm Nielsen.
- [What To Read In 2020 Based On The Books You Loved In 2019](https://stephaniewrobel.com/what-to-read-in-2020-based-on-the-books-you-loved-in-2019/) - If you read it and loved it in 2019, read more like it in 2020. Here are 12 books, from a variety of genres, to consider based on recent favorites.
- [The Best Fiction By Women In 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-best-fiction-by-women-in-2020/) - These new literary fiction selections by women are shrewd, gripping, and unexpected in the best ways, touching on everything from race in America and #MeToo to a luxury yacht trip that turns into a nightmare and a Twitter feud between fast-food heirs.
- [10 Captivating Debut Novels To Check Out In 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/10-captivating-debut-novels-to-check-out-in-2020/) - A new year means a whole slew of new books to look forward to. There are plenty of compelling releases set to hit shelves in 2020, including several noteworthy novels from first-time authors.
- [The Best Fiction Books Coming Out In 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-best-fiction-books-coming-out-in-2020/) - If you think you've read stories about complex mother-daughter relationships before, you haven't seen anything yet.
- [Top 10 Mysteries/Thrillers In Spring 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/top-10-mysteries-thrillers-in-spring-2020/) - Stephanie Wrobel’s debut is notable for its original take on mother-daughter conflict, but other authors this season, including Lauren Beukes, Jess Kidd, and Matt Ruff, deliver books with fresh, arresting premises.
- [19 Books We Can’t Wait To Read In 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/19-books-we-cant-wait-to-read-in-2020/) - We love year-end roundups. Putting together our list of the best books of the year inspired warm fuzzies as we recalled the books of 2019 that we read and loved.
- [The 20 Most-Anticipated Books Of 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-20-most-anticipated-books-of-2020/) - With the arrival of the new year comes a flurry of new books we can't wait to devour. Newsweek has compiled a list of 20 coming out in 2020—10 fiction and 10 nonfiction—that we're most excited about.
- [The 20 Must-Read Books Of 2020 (Yes, We’re Calling It Now)](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-20-must-read-books-of-2020-yes-were-calling-it-now/) - There are few acts more soothing in their simplicity than wrapping a book if you're giving one as a gift: the sleek slide of scissors through glossy paper, the brisk fold-over, the symmetrical double tuck, the setting of tape.
- [Stephanie Wrobel’s 'Darling Rose Gold' Finds A Mother From Hell](https://stephaniewrobel.com/stephanie-wrobels-darling-rose-gold-finds-a-mother-from-hell/) - Munchausen syndrome by proxy is in the air. Four films and television series about the condition have been released recently. In addition, 13 books about MSBP can be found on Amazon. (Several are about…
- [The Most Anticipated Books Of 2020](https://stephaniewrobel.com/the-most-anticipated-books-of-2020/) - With a new year and new decade comes a brand new wave of books to obsess over. In anticipation of the new year, we are bringing you our most anticipated books of 2020. With picks in all genres, these are the books readers everywhere will be loving on in 2020.
- [41 Books Coming Out In 2020 That Need To Be On Your TBR Now](https://stephaniewrobel.com/41-books-coming-out-in-2020-that-need-to-be-on-your-tbr-now/) - Before you know it, 2019 will be over, and you know what that means: there are a whole lot of new books on the horizon. Even though it's still early days, the list of books coming out in 2020 is already extensive.
- [Exclusive: Read The First 2 Chapters Of 2020’S Biggest Thriller, The Recovery Of Rose Gold](https://stephaniewrobel.com/exclusive-read-the-first-2-chapters-of-2020s-biggest-thriller-the-recovery-of-rose-gold/) - Autumn is finally here, and as the leaves change their colours and the nights grow longer, there’s one activity we’re (unashamedly) looking forward to doing the most: staying in with a good book.
- [Exclusive: Read A Haunting Chapter From Stephanie Wrobel’s New Thriller, Darling Rose Gold](https://stephaniewrobel.com/exclusive-read-a-haunting-chapter-from-stephanie-wrobels-new-thriller-darling-rose-gold/) - If you recently found yourself obsessed with Hulu's true-crime series The Act, then we have a new book to put on your must-read list: Darling Rose Gold.
- [MFA Student Gets Two-Book Deal On Back Of ‘Page-Turner’ Debut Novel](https://stephaniewrobel.com/mfa-student-gets-two-book-deal-on-back-of-page-turner-debut-novel/) - Graduate student Stephanie Wrobel is leaving Emerson College this spring with more than just an MFA in Creative Writing. She recently landed two-book deals from Penguin Random House in both the…
- [What Will You Be Reading Next Year? London Book Fair's Star Attractions](https://stephaniewrobel.com/what-will-you-be-reading-next-year-london-book-fairs-star-attractions/) - Salman Rushdie’s take on Don Quixote, Elton John’s memoirs and a study of criminals in Broadmoor – a selection of the biggest and most interesting books announced at the fair.
- [Stephanie Wrobel’s The Recovery Of Rose Gold Sells In UK & US"](https://stephaniewrobel.com/stephanie-wrobels-the-recovery-of-rose-gold-sells-in-uk-us/) - UK & Commonwealth rights to Stephanie Wrobel’s debut literary suspense novel, The Recovery of Rose Gold, were sold to Michael Joseph following a major eight-way auction…
- [Michael Joseph Goes For Wrobel’s Gold](https://stephaniewrobel.com/michael-joseph-goes-for-wrobels-gold/) - Michael Joseph will publish a debut literary suspense novel about Munchausen syndrome by proxy, The Recovery of Rose Gold, by former copywriter Stephanie Wrobel following an eight-way auction.

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## For Writers

- [How to Tackle Editorial Feedback](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/how-to-tackle-editorial-feedback/) - How does editorial feedback work? First I send my manuscript in Word doc format to my US and UK editors. I think it’s generally more common for writers to work with one “lead country” editor, but I work with two. Feedback time varies, but for my team, it usually takes 6-8 weeks to hear back
- [Dealing with Bad Reviews](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/dealing-with-bad-reviews/) - For obvious reasons, we authors tend to share our good publication news and hope the less-good stuff gets buried in the far corners of the Internet, but I thought it might be interesting to discuss one of those less-good things. I'm talking about bad reviews. While I generally stay away from Goodreads and Amazon reviews,
- [How to Organize Your WIP](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/how-to-organize-your-wip/) - The best part of writing is organizing the writing. (Kidding.) (Kind of.) First off, WIP = work in progress. Secondly, writing a book is… f***ing chaos. Truth be told, the creative process is neither orderly nor linear, but sometimes I need to trick myself into believing it is so I don’t panic, give up, and
- [How I Pitch My Book Titles](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/how-i-pitch-my-book-titles/) - Today I’m going to share the PowerPoint deck I prepared for my book 2 title pitch. With my debut, Darling Rose Gold, that title was found by consensus—and, frankly, was more in my editors’ hands than mine. With my third book, The Hitchcock Hotel, it only ever had one title from inception, which my editors
- [My Proofreading Checklist](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/my-proofreading-checklist/) - For me, there's standard proofreading, which I do to every draft before I turn it in, and then there's heavy duty proofreading, like what I've outlined below. I don’t proofread my manuscript to this level until it’s close to the copyedits phase because it takes FOREVER and is SO BORING. You definitely don’t want to
- [How to Self-Edit](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/how-to-self-edit/) - Thank you to the reader who asked me to discuss how I approach edits. To be honest, I’ve been stumped about how to answer this seemingly simple question! That might be because I don’t have an ironclad approach; it changes book to book. I’ll do my best to explain the range of approaches I’ve taken.
- [How to Find Beta Readers](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/how-to-find-beta-readers/) - If you don’t know a single fellow writer, where the hell do you get qualified feedback? For this question, I turned to some writer friends for their advice. First, though, I’m going to tell you what I would’ve done had I not gotten my MFA, where my thesis chair and thesis reader served as beta
- [How to Protect Your Work (Hint: You Don't Need to)](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/how-to-protect-your-work-hint-you-dont-need-to/) - Recently an aspiring writer reached out to me with the age-old question that can be summarized as follows: How do I stop someone from stealing my idea? I have noticed this fear of theft is only shared by aspiring writers, a writer’s loved ones, and some readers. What do they all have in common?
- [My Essential Writing Tools](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/my-favorite-writing-tools/) - I suspect that we writers like to discuss our tools of the trade because that's a more straightforward conversation than where our ideas come from or how we turn garbage first drafts into actual books. Below are my tried-and-true tools that I don’t ever see changing. Moleskine notebooks (lined) - If writing ever feels like a
- [How I Beat Writer's Block](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/how-i-beat-writers-block/) - Writer's block is something I stressed a lot about before becoming published but have rarely thought of since. The block is nothing more than our inner perfectionists wresting control—we resist putting words on the page out of the fear they're not going to measure up to our hopes and expectations. Spoiler alert: they probably won't.
- [How a Novel Gets Its Cover](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/how-a-novel-gets-its-cover/) - A cover is incredibly important to a book’s success, so you want to get it right. I was lucky in that I loved my cover for my first book, Darling Rose Gold, from the get-go. I’m not typically a huge fan of pink but it felt so right and distinctive for this particular story. I
- [How I Got My Agent, Part IV: Results](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/how-i-got-my-agent-part-iv-results/) - In Part I of this series, we talked about prepping your query letter. In Part II, we discussed how to put together your own list of agents to query. In Part III, we organized the process. In this final fourth part, we’re going to chat results. Are you still here? Bless your heart. So what
- [8 Questions to Ask a Prospective Agent](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/8-questions-to-ask-a-prospective-agent/) - Congratulations! The hardest part of the agent journey is behind you: you’ve received one—or more!—offers of representation. Now it’s time to figure out whether you and this agent are a good fit. You’ll do this by getting on the phone or meeting in person with the prospective agent, asking them a bunch of questions, and
- [Where to Get Query Letter and/or Novel Feedback](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/where-to-get-query-letter-and-or-novel-feedback/) - Here’s a question I’m asked a lot: how do I know when my book is ready to query? There is no right or wrong answer, but here’s mine—I felt my book was ready once I’d received a thumbs-up from multiple qualified sources. My novel manuscript sources were two professors who are published authors (my MFA
- [How I Got My Agent, Part I: Query Prep](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/how-i-got-my-agent-part-i-query-prep/) - The importance of an agent to your writing career cannot be overstated. If you want to be published by one of the Big 5 publishers, an agent is a must. These publishers don’t take unsolicited submissions from writers, so an agent is your ticket in. Even if agents didn’t play the role of gatekeeper, you’d
- [How a Novel Gets Its Title](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/how-a-novel-gets-its-title/) - One question I’m frequently asked is how my book ended up with its title(s), so I thought I’d shed a little light on the process. The book you know as DARLING ROSE GOLD or THE RECOVERY OF ROSE GOLD went through a number of title changes before ending up where it did. Title 1: THROUGH
- [My First Book Deal, Part III: After Submission](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/my-first-book-deal-part-iii-after-submission/) - You might want to read Part I: Before Submission and Part II: During Submission before reading this post. You’ve made it through the submission process and accepted your very first book deal—or maybe several. Woohoo! Congrats! Perhaps you’re wondering what happens in the immediate aftermath of verbally accepting an offer of publication. The short answer
- [My First Book Deal, Part II: During Submission](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/my-first-book-deal-part-ii-during-submission/) - You might want to read Part I: Before Submission before reading this post. If you’re wondering whether there’s a point in the publication process when the writer gets to sit back and relax, THIS IS IT! You’ve reached that part! The work is in your agent’s hands now. All that’s left for you to do
- [My First Book Deal, Part I: Before Submission](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/my-first-book-deal-part-i-before-submission/) - Congratulations, fellow writer—you have an agent! (If you’re not there yet, you might want to check out my posts about how I got my agent and the questions I asked prospective agents before reading further.) In my case, “signing with my agent” meant signing a contract saying we agreed to work together, but I’ve read
- [How I Got My Agent, Part III: Managing the Query Process](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/how-i-got-my-agent-part-iii-managing-the-query-process/) - In Part I of this series, we talked about prepping your query letter. In Part II, we discussed how to put together your own list of agents to query. In this part, we’ll organize the process. I am an annoyingly organized person. I once asked my best friend to describe me in three words, and
- [How I Got My Agent, Part II: Agent List Prep](https://stephaniewrobel.com/for-writers/how-i-got-my-agent-part-ii-agent-list-prep/) - In Part I of this series, we talked about prepping your query letter. In this part, we’ll discuss how to put together your own list of agents to query. The most common advice I read was to search the Acknowledgements section of books/authors you love, and to query those agents. This is a good starting

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