Meg Waite Clayton

New York Times Bestselling Author

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Another 1st Books 2 for 1: Sara J. Henry and Alex George on How They Started Writing

Two wonderful authors who’ve posted in the past for me, Sara J. Henry and Alex George, have books releasing this week. Sara, who is a LONGtime friend – we were in a writing group together in Nashville, working on our first novels! – has a second novel, A Cold Lonely Place just out yesterday. Her first, Learning to Swim, won the 2012 Anthony Award for best first novel, the 2012 Agatha Award for best first novel, and the 2012 Mary Higgins Clark Award! And I connected with Alex online through Eleanor Brown, one of my favorite writer-pals. His A Good American – now out in paperback – was a “Top 2012 Summer Read” for NPR’s Morning Edition, a #1 Pick for Indie Next pick, and a Library Journal Best Book of the Year. Two great reads to enjoy. And you can click on their covers below to read their stories of how they got started. – Meg

Sara Henry's A Cold Lonely Place coverAlex George A Good American paperback cover

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Meg Waite Clayton

Meg Waite Clayton is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of THE LAST TRAIN TO LONDON, a Jewish Book Award finalist based on the true story of the Kindertransport rescue of ten thousand children from Nazi-occupied Europe—and one brave woman who helped them escape. Her six prior novels include the Langum-Prize honored The Race for Paris and The Wednesday Sisters, one of Entertainment Weekly's 25 Essential Best Friend Novels of all time. A graduate of the University of Michigan and its law school, she has also written for the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, Forbes, Runners World, and public radio, often on the subject of the particular challenges women face. megwaiteclayton.com