Sarah MacLean

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Sarah MacLean
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Sarah MacLean at the Romance Writers of America Conference, July 2015, New York, NY
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Lincoln, Rhode Island, U.S.
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OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
EducationSmith College (BA)
Harvard University (MA)
Period2009–present
GenreYoung Adult, Historical, Romance
Notable worksNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
Notable awardsRITA award – Best Historical Romance
2014 No Good Duke Goes Unpunished
RITA award – Best Historical Romance
2013 A Rogue by Any Other Name
Website
sarahmaclean.net

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Sarah MacLean (born on December 23, 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 then, all of her adult romance novels have been on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. From 2014 to 2018, MacLean wrote 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] She is also the co-host of the weekly Fated Mates podcast, where she and her co-host, Jen Prokop, analyze and deconstruct the romance genre.[2]

Biography

MacLean was born in Lincoln, Rhode Island to an Italian father and a British mother. MacLean's website reports that her mother 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.[3] 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 master's degree in education.[4] 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.[5] The book, set in Regency England, received numerous awards, and was named to the 2010 Lone Star Reading List of the Texas Library Association.[6]

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 Best Seller list, where it stayed for four weeks, and was the first recipient of the Romantic Times Magazine Seal of Excellence.[7]

MacLean is a self-proclaimed feminist and speaks widely on the intersection of feminism and the romance genre.[8] She is a vocal defender of the literary merit of the romance novel and the skill it takes to write it well.[9] In February 2014, MacLean began writing a monthly romance review column for The Washington Post.[10] In July 2019, she hosted the Romance Writers of America RITA Awards.[11] In 2021, MacLean appeared on the popular podcast 99% Invisible where she discussed the importance of the romance genre and its history (which co-aired on Fated Mates).[12]

MacLean is a staunch advocate for political and literary causes. In 2024, she became a founding board member of Authors Against Book Bans, a national organization of authors in the fight against book bans and challenges.[13] Through her podcast, MacLean runs weekly phonebanks for progressive candidates during election years, and raises money for democrats in downballot races.[14]

She and her husband live in Brooklyn, New York. She is active on social media, primarily posting on Threads and Instagram.

Bibliography

Romance novels

Love By Numbers Series

  1. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake. Avon. March 2010 [2010]. ISBN 9780061852053.
  2. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ten Ways to be Adored When Landing a Lord. Avon. October 26, 2010 [2010]. ISBN 9780061852060.
  3. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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
  2. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.One Good Earl Deserves A Lover. Avon. January 29, 2013 [2013]. ISBN 9780062068538.
  3. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.No Good Duke Goes Unpunished. Avon. November 26, 2013 [2013]. ISBN 9780062068545.
  4. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover. Avon. November 2014 [2014]. ISBN 9780062068514.

Scandal and Scoundrel

  1. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Rogue Not Taken. Avon. January 2016 [2016]. ISBN 9780062379412.
  2. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.A Scot in the Dark. Avon. September 2016 [2016]. ISBN 9780062379429.
  3. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Day of the Duchess. Avon. July 2017 [2017]. ISBN 9780062379467.

Bareknuckle Bastards

  1. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wicked and the Wallflower. Avon. June 2018 [2018]. ISBN 9780062379467.
  2. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brazen and the Beast. Avon. July 2019 [2019]. ISBN 9780062912978.
  3. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Daring and the Duke. Avon. June 2020 [2020]. ISBN 9780063006492.

Hell's Belles

  1. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bombshell. Avon. August 2021 [2021]. ISBN 9780063056152.
  2. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heartbreaker. Avon. August 2022 [2022]. ISBN 9780349429632.
  3. Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Knockout. Avon. August 2023 [2023]. ISBN 9780349429656.

Romance novellas

  • "The Bladesmith Queen" appeared in the anthology Sword Stone Table (July 2021).
  • "A Duke Worth Falling For" appeared in the anthology Naughty Brits (September 2020).
  • "The Duke of Christmas Present" appeared in the anthology How the Dukes Stole Christmas (October 2018).
  • "She, Doomed Girl", co-written with Carrie Ryan, appeared in the anthology Dark Duets (March 2013).

Standalones

Podcast

In 2018, MacLean started the Fated Mates podcast with critic Jen Prokop. The weekly podcast releases Wednesdays and features "deep dive discussions" of classic texts and books that showcase the sociological work of the romance genre, as well as "interstitial episodes" which provide long-form analysis of common tropes used in the genre.

In its fourth season, Fated Mates began collecting the oral histories of romance trailblazers: authors, editors and others who built the modern genre.[15]

In 2020, Fated Mates launched Fated States, to provide their listeners an outlet for political action.[16] The podcast hosts phone banks and fundraising drives for democratic candidates during election season, and mobilizes off-season to support progressive causes.[17]

Awards and reception

MacLean has hit the New York Times Bestseller List and USA Today Bestseller List with all of her romance novels.[23] She has received starred reviews for several titles from Booklist, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal.[24]

References

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  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fated Mates Podcast". Fated Mates Podcast. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sarah MacLean. "Biography". macleanspace.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bryan Rourke (May 4, 2009). "R.I. native writes fiction that is romantic and meant for young adults". projo.com. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."YA month a book and a chat with Sarah MacLean". Acrossthepond-storyheart.blogspot.com. January 16, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2010 Texas Lone Star Annotated Reading List" (PDF). www.txla.org/. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christine Maddalena (April 22, 2010). "First Ever Romantic Times "Seal of Excellence" Goes to Sarah MacLean". avonromance.com. Retrieved September 23, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Behind the Book: "Secrets of a Wedding Night" « - Smith College Office of Alumnae Relations Smith College Office of Alumnae Relations". alumnae.smith.edu.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Letters". The New York Times. October 17, 2013.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Best new romance novels from Jill Shalvis, Cynthia Eden and Lorraine Heath". Washington Post.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.2019 RWA RITA Awards Ceremony, August 15, 2019, archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved August 27, 2019
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Clinch". 99% Invisible. June 2, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Authors Against Book Bans". Authors Against Book Bans. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fated States". Fated Mates Podcast. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
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  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Romance authors and fans teamed up to support Georgia Democrats. Here's the story". Washington Post. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fated States". fatedmates.net. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
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  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ramsdell, Kristin (October 22, 2014). "Best Books 2014: Romance". Library Journal. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2026.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Best Books for Adults 2022". New York Public Library. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Best Books for Adults 2023". New York Public Library. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
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  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Awards for Sarah MacLean". www.fictiondb.com.

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