Susie Orman Schnall is the author of five novels about ambitious women: ANNA BRIGHT IS HIDING SOMETHING (2023), WE CAME HERE TO SHINE (2020), THE SUBWAY GIRLS (2018), THE BALANCE PROJECT (2015), and ON GRACE (2014).

She’s also a screenwriter currently shopping her first pilot and feature-length screenplay.

A mother of three sons, Susie grew up in Los Angeles, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and now lives with her husband in New York.

When she’s not reading or writing you can find her doing a crossword puzzle, playing around on Canva, or hiking to the top of a mountain.