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Short Bio

CARLYN GREENWALD writes romantic and thrilling page-turners for teens and adults. A film school graduate and former Hollywood lackey, she now works in publishing. She resides in Los Angeles, mourning ArcLight Cinemas and soaking in the sun with her dogs. You can find her online at @carlyn_gee on Instagram.

Long Bio

Carlyn Greenwald is a YA and Adult Romance and Thriller author and screenwriter hailing from Manhattan Beach, California. She graduated from USC in 2018 with a degree in English and Film as well as minors in Screenwriting and Forensics and Criminality. She’s worked development gigs at companies including Illumination Entertainment, Mandeville Films, Vertigo Entertainment, and 141 Entertainment. She currently works as Lead Content Development Coordinator at boutique book packager Cake Creative/Electric Postcard Entertainment. Her books, SIZZLE REEL, DIRECTOR'S CUT, and TIME OUT, co-written with actor and producer Sean Hayes and producer Todd Milliner, are out now. Her YA Thriller debut, MURDER LAND, will be out with Sourcebooks Fire Summer 2025. When not writing, she’s scouring pop culture YouTube, playing video games, and hanging with her dogs. 

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Featured Media Coverage

6/11/24 | Q&A: Carlyn Greenwald, Author of 'Director's Cut' | The Nerd Daily

6/11/24 | June 2024's Most Anticipated Queer Books | Autostraddle

5/30/24 | Best books to read in summer 2024 | The Boston Globe

5/30/24 | 16 New Book Releases to Pick Up in June 2024 | The Nerd Daily

3/29/24 | Publisher's Weekly Review - Director's Cut (starred) | Publisher's Weekly

3/19/24 | Publisher's Weekly Rights Report - Murder Land | Publisher's Weekly

6/6/23 | Author interview / Todd Milliner & Carlyn Greenwald | Out South Florida 

6/2/23 | Read with Pride All Month Long!Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers 

5/30/23 | Event MentionPasadena Now 

5/30/23 | Author interview / Carlyn Greenwald | Voyage YA Magazine 

5/29/23 | Exclusive Excerpt | Theatrely

5/29/23 |  Author interview / Carlyn GreenwaldReads Rainbow

5/29/23 |  Book ReviewKim's Book Reviews 

5/25/23 | Author interview / Carlyn Greenwald | Young Adult Books Central

5/25/23 | Event MentionLos Angeles Daily News 

5/25/23 | Author Guest Post / Guest post by Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, and Carlyn GreenwaldSchool Library Journal's Teen Librarian Toolbox 

5/25/23 | Author interview / Todd Milliner & Carlyn Greenwald | Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb 

5/24/23 |  Author interview / Carlyn Greenwald The Writing Cooperative

5/23/23 | New Kids' and YA Books: Week of May 29, 2023Publishers Weekly 

5/20/23 | New Releases and More for May 30, 2023Book Riot 

5/18/23 |  Author interview / Sean Hayes | Vanity Fair 

5/15/23 | Fave Five: Queer YA Set in GeorgiaLGBTQ Reads 

5/10/23 | Sweet Reads: Sunny Book Releases For May!The Honey Pop

5/1/23 | Most Anticipated May 2023 ReleasesPage by Paige Books

4/28/23 | Author interview with Sean Hayes | The Today Show / NBC 

4/28/23 | 2023 May Queer Releases | Queer Bookdom

4/25/23 | Book Mail: Fake dating, trans magic, a rap contest, an elite competition, and more! | School Library Journal's Teen Librarian Toolbox 

4/17/23 | Sizzle Reel Lets its Romance Be Messy | Autostraddle 

4/14/23 | 17 More LGBTQ+ YAs Coming Spring 2023!The Rec-ing Ball 

4/5/23 | Here Are 10 April New Romance Releases to Read Next | Book Riot

3/29/23 | Queerly Not Straight: 10 LGBTQ+ Books Coming Out This April | Fangirlish

3/29/23 | Pick-up of author interview | Greg In Hollywood 

3/28/23 | Pick-up of author interview | The Global Herald

3/27/23 | "Anything Can Happen on Live Television" - Sean Hayes on "Good Night Oscar" | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

3/18/23 | Adult Fiction Debut Panel | Utopia State of Mind

3/1/23 |  The On-Sale Calendar: May 2023 Children's BooksPublishers Weekly

2/28/23 | Episode 233: Going Bovine | SSR Podcast

2/17/23 | Spring 2023 Children's Announcements: Publishers R-Z |Publishers Weekly 

2/14/23 | Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Romance of 2023 | LGBTQ Reads

2/13/23 | 25 New and Upcoming LGBTQ Romance Novels You've Got to Read | Buzzfeed News

1/15/23 | Book Releases: LGBT YA Books of January-June 2023Reads Rainbow

1/9/23 | Must-Have Queer Book Releases | The Nerd Daily

12/19/22 | Most Anticipated Young Adult Books: January - June 2023 | LGBTQ Reads 

12/14/22 | 15 LGBTQ+ Books Releasing in 2023 That Should Be on Your Radar | Buzzfeed 

11/17/22 | The Book Nook: 'Sizzle Reel' is a sapphic, adult rom-com for late bloomers | The Tufts Daily

10/12/22 | Interview with Carlyn Greenwald | Geeks Out

10/07/22 | Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, to Release Debut YA Novel 'Time Out' | The Hollywood Reporter

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