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Tara Goedjen writes atmospheric thrillers. Her forthcoming novel, PLEASE ENJOY YOUR STAY, set at a glamorous yet eerie hotel, is coming out with Atria this October.
Before writing books, Tara worked as a tennis coach (in Europe), as a college lecturer (in Australia), and as a fiction editor for a global publishing house.
She has a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Alabama, and is also the author of two young adult mystery novels: No Beauties or Monsters and The Breathless. Her short fiction has appeared in Agni, BOMB MAGAZINE, New England Review, and Fairy Tale Review, among others.
Tara loves traveling the world and talking about books. She currently lives with her family in the misty Pacific Northwest, where she can usually be found hiking through a mysterious wood while dreaming up her next novel.
And for rights inquiries regarding Please Enjoy Your Stay, contact Allison Malecha and Nicole Cunningham at Trellis Literary Management [Amalecha@trellisliterary.com (mailto:amalecha@trellisliterary.com) and Ncunningham@trellisliterary.com (mailto:ncunningham@trellisliterary.com?subject=Tara%20Goedjen%20books%20)].
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Marcus Kliewer is a writer and stop-motion animator. His debut novel, WE USED TO LIVE HERE, began life as a serialized short story on Reddit. Film rights were snapped up by Netflix, and it was acquired by Simon & Schuster in the US for publication even before it had been extended into a full-length novel. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.
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From Entrepreneur to Author with Carla Vass
Carla writes smart, escapist fiction full of glamorous settings, questionable decisions, and plenty of RPBB (rich people behaving badly). Also: a tiny bit of romance.
After years working at Goldman, Uber, Waymo then running her own startup, she finally returned to her first love—writing.
When she’s not deep in fictional worlds, she share the behind-the-scenes reality of publishing—and loves yapping with readers—on social media @carlavassbooks (https://www.instagram.com/carlavassbooks/).
You can usually find her enjoying a great meal with friends and family, on the back of a horse, or in seat 4368C, heading off on her next adventure.
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