Randy Susan Meyers

The drama of Randy Susan Meyers' internationally bestselling novels is informed by over twenty years working with criminal offenders and families impacted by emotional and physical violence.   The Widow of Wall Street, described by PW as “An engaging and sharp reflection of the rapid changes in marital dynamics over the course of the 20th century, as well as a cautionary tale about the dangers and allure of ambition in the heyday of Wall Associated Press called the novel “compelling.” Previous novels, The Murderer’s Daughters and Accidents of Marriage were finalists for the Massachusetts Book Awards, who wrote the Massachusetts Council of the Book, who wrote, “The clear and distinctive voice of Randy Susan Meyers will have you enraptured and wanting more.” The Boston Globe called Meyers’ second novel, The Comfort of Lies “Sharp and biting, and sometimes wickedly funny when the author skewers Boston’s class and neighborhood dividing lines, but it has a lot of heart, too.” Choosing Accidents of Marriage as a People “Pick of The Week,” the magazine wrote, “This novel’s unsparing look at emotional abuse and its devastating consequences gives it gravity and bite, while a glimpse into a physically damaged mind both surprises and fascinates.”  The Murderer’s Daughters, deemed a “Knock-out Debut” by the LA Times was a nationwide Target Book Club pick. Meyers lives in Boston and teaches at Boston’s Grub Street Writers’ Center and at Writer in Progress in Northampton, MA.

Massachusetts Book Award!

September 17, 2015 by Randy Susan Meyers

The Massachusetts Center for the Book has chosen Accidents of Marriage as a “Must Read” book for 2015! It’s in wonderful company–you can see the full list for the fiction category here. Along with the other books on the list, Accidents of Marriage is shortlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award, which recognizes “compelling works of Massachusetts fiction, nonfiction, … Read more

The Discomfort of Death

July 31, 2015July 31, 2015 by Randy Susan Meyers

Yes, death is the last frontier. In my circles, even friends who talk about sex, politics, and that most forbidden of topics, paychecks, rarely talk about the nitty-gritty of death. That’s something we save for our own private hells or heavens. This is the opening to MacKinnon’s novel, Tethered.: I plunge my finger between the folds of … Read more

Seeing Themes & Obsessions In Novels

July 1, 2015 by Randy Susan Meyers

“There have been two great accidents in my life. One was the trolley, and the other was Diego. Diego was by far the worst.”–Frida Kahlo Writers often don’t recognize their own embedded themes until after writing “the end”–and sometimes not even then. True revelations are often handed to us by reviewers, book clubs, and Goodreads. … Read more

My Father Bought Me Pretty Shoes

June 21, 2015June 21, 2015 by Randy Susan Meyers

I dreaded Father’s Day as a child. Every year (during those far less aware days) we were asked to make a card for our father as a classroom project. My father died when I was nine, so from that day forward I made cards for my grandfather, embarrassed by my lack. I don’t know much about my … Read more

Madelyn & Madeline: When A Character Pops Out Of Your Book

May 18, 2015May 13, 2015 by Randy Susan Meyers

There’s a reason more people understand the Holocaust from The Diary of Ann Frankthan from The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Story. Since the cave man days we’ve learned more history through storytelling than textbooks. I know I have. Writing a novel that includes social, health or political issues carries great responsibility. We … Read more