About

SARAH McCOY is the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely? and seven other books. Her work has been featured in Newsweek, Lit Hub, Huffington Post, Real Simple, Writer Unboxed, and other publications. She hosted the NPR WSNC Radio program “Bookmarked with Sarah McCoy” and is the founder of The McCoy Grant. Sarah taught English writing at Old Dominion University and at the University of Texas at El Paso. She lives with her husband and fur kids in North Carolina.

Featured Work

MARILLA OF GREEN GABLES

2018

―USA TODAY New & Noteworthy Book Pick
―November 2018 Indie Next Pick
―Woman’s World Magazine Book Club Pick
―New York Post Best Book Pick
―BOOKBUB, Best Historical Fiction of Fall 2018
―Library Journal Fall 2018 Editors’ Pick
“A must read for fans of Anne and historical fiction alike.”
―POPSUGAR, Best New Books of Fall 2018

A bold, heartfelt tale of life at Green Gables…before Anne: A marvelously entertaining and moving historical novel, set in rural Prince Edward Island in the nineteenth century, that imagines the young life of spinster Marilla Cuthbert, and the choices that will open her life to the possibility of heartbreak—and unimaginable greatness.

Other Works

  • WHATEVER HAPPENED TO LORI LOVELY?

    2025

  • MUSTIQUE ISLAND

    2022

  • THE MAPMAKER'S CHILDREN

    2015

  • "The Branch of Hazel," a novella in GRAND CENTRAL

    2014

  • THE BAKER'S DAUGHTER

    2012

  • THE TIME IT SNOWED IN PUERTO RICO

    2009

Awards and Recognition

  • Founder of The McCoy Grant for unpublished women writers.