Sarah MacLean

Sarah MacLean

Sarah MacLean at the Romance Writer's of America Conference, July 2015, New York, NY
Born (1978-12-17) December 17, 1978
Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Alma mater BA Smith College, MA Harvard University
Period 2009–present
Genre Young Adult, Historical, Romance
Notable works Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
Notable awards RITA award – Best Historical Romance
2014 No Good Duke Goes Unpunished
RITA award – Best Historical Romance
2013 A Rogue by Any Other Name
Website
www.sarahmaclean.net

Sarah MacLean (born December 17, 1978) is a New York Times bestselling American author of young adult novels and romance novels. Her first adult romance novel, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List, where it stayed for four weeks. Since February 2014, MacLean has written a monthly romance novel review column for The Washington Post. She is a two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Historical Romance for A Rogue by Any Other Name in 2013 and No Good Duke Goes Unpunished in 2014.[1]

Biography

MacLean was born in Lincoln, Rhode Island to an Italian father and a British mother. MacLean's website reports that her mother was a spy, and worked for MI6. MacLean started reading romance because her older sister read the books, and she has wanted to be a romance novelist since she was a teenager.[2] In 2000, MacLean received a BA in American Studies from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. While at Smith, MacLean and her friends read hundreds of romance novels.

MacLean moved to New York City in 2000, and worked as a literary publicist until she attended graduate school at Harvard University, receiving a Masters in Education.[3] Upon returning to New York City, she wrote her first book, a young adult novel, The Season, after a friend suggested she try her hand at writing for teens.[4] The book, set in Regency England, received numerous awards, and was named to the 2010 Lone Star Reading List of the Texas Library Association.[5]

After The Season, MacLean wrote her first adult romance novel, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, a Regency historical. The book debuted on the USA Today Bestseller List and the New York Times Bestseller List, where it stayed for four weeks, and was the first recipient of the Romantic Times Magazine Seal of Excellence.[6]

MacLean is a self-proclaimed feminist and speaks widely on the intersection of feminism and the romance genre.[7] She is a vocal defender of the literary merit of the romance novel and the skill it takes to write it well.[8] In February 2014, MacLean began writing a monthly romance review column for The Washington Post.[9]

She and her husband live in Brooklyn, New York. She is extremely active in social media, and often discusses her daily life on Twitter and Facebook.

Bibliography

Young adult novels

  1. The Season. Orchard Books. March 2009 [2009]. ISBN 9780545048866. 

Romance novels

Love By Numbers Series

  1. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake. Avon. March 2010 [2010]. ISBN 9780061852053. 
  2. Ten Ways to be Adored When Landing a Lord. Avon. October 26, 2010 [2010]. ISBN 9780061852060. 
  3. Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart. Avon. April 26, 2011 [2011]. ISBN 9780061852077. 

The Rules of Scoundrels

  1. A Rogue By Any Other Name. Avon. February 28, 2012 [2012]. ISBN 9780062068521. 
  2. One Good Earl Deserves A Lover. Avon. January 29, 2013 [2013]. ISBN 9780062068538. 
  3. No Good Duke Goes Unpunished. Avon. November 26, 2013 [2013]. ISBN 9780062068545. 
  4. Never Judge A Lady By Her Cover. Avon. November 2014 [2014]. ISBN 9780062068514. 

Scandal and Scoundrels

  1. A Rogue Not Taken. 
  2. A Scot in the Dark. 

Awards and reception

Maclean has hit the New York Times Bestseller List several times with Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord, Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart, A Rogue By Any Other Name," "One Good Earl Deserves a Lover, and No Good Duke Goes Unpunished.[12]

She has also made the USA Today Bestseller List, for Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord, Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart, A Rogue By Any Other Name," "One Good Earl Deserves a Lover, and No Good Duke Goes Unpunished.

She has received starred reviews for several titles from Booklist, Kirkus, Publisher's Weekly, and Library Journal.[13]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=535
  2. ↑ Sarah MacLean. "Biography". macleanspace.com. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  3. ↑ Bryan Rourke (May 4, 2009). "R.I. native writes fiction that is romantic and meant for young adults". projo.com. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  4. ↑ "YA month a book and a chat with Sarah MacLean". Acrossthepond-storyheart.blogspot.com. January 16, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  5. ↑ "2010 Texas Lone Star Annotated Reading List" (PDF). http://www.txla.org/. Retrieved December 6, 2010. External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ↑ Christine Maddalena (April 22, 2010). "First Ever Romantic Times "Seal of Excellence" Goes to Sarah MacLean". avonromance.com. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  7. ↑ http://alumnae.smith.edu/cms/?spotlight=behind-the-book-secrets-of-a-wedding-night
  8. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/20/books/review/letters.html?_r=0
  9. ↑ http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/best-new-romance-novels-from-jill-shalvis-cynthia-eden-and-lorraine-heath/2014/02/25/ec947380-9b1e-11e3-975d-107dfef7b668_story.html
  10. ↑ http://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=1108#RITAHIST
  11. ↑ http://www.rwa.org/p/cm/ld/fid=1341#RITAHIST
  12. ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/#/%22Sarah+maclean%22/since1851/allresults/1/allauthors/relevance/Arts%3B%20Books/
  13. ↑ http://www.fictiondb.com/author/sarah-maclean~book-awards~64179.htm
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