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SALT SISTERS and Untitled Novel, Lindsey J. Palmer

Twin sisters confront their lifelong differences when their paths collide in Cape Cod in a novel that explores the complexities of sisterhood, the twin bond, motherhood and grief–and the courage it takes to let go of what no longer serves you to build a more authentic life. (Lake Union, World Rights, Summer 2026, Summer 2027)

WHITE MULBERRY, Rosa Kwon Easton

“A beautiful and deeply researched novel…If you loved Pachinko, you’ll love White Mulberry.” ―Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author of The Island of Sea Women Inspired by the life of Easton’s grandmother, White Mulberry, the debut novel by Rosa Kwon Easton (Lake Union, December 2024) is a rich, deeply moving portrait of a young Korean woman in 1930s Japan who is […]

WHO LOVES YOU BEST, Marilyn Simon Rothstein

A woman drops everything to spend more time with her grandchild, only to discover new truths about herself. Who Loves You Best (Lake Union, September 2024) is a humorous, heartfelt, feel-good novel from the author of Crazy to Leave You.  For Jodi Wexler, a Florida doctor with a flourishing practice, only one thing’s missing: the chance […]

UNTITLED NOVEL, Marilyn Simon Rothstein

From the author of Crazy to Leave You and Husbands and Other Sharp Objects comes a new dramedy, in which a woman leaves her podiatry practice and her newly laid off husband in Florida and flies to the Berkshires to babysit her granddaughter, only to find there are already two other grandmas in town, and that her […]

Valerie

Julie Valerie Julie Valerie, an avid Scrabble player who once played QWERTY on a triple word, writes humorous women’s fiction and is developing a series set in the idyllic Village of Primm  Her first novel, HOLLY BANKS FULL OF ANGST, was published by to Lake Union, a commercial women’s fiction imprint of Amazon publishing as […]

HOLLY BANKS FULL OF ANGST & Untitled Novel, Julie Valerie

For fans of CLASS MOM and WHERE’D YOU GO BERNADETTE, a hilarious, upmarket debut about a woman struggling with fitting in, letting go, and challenging the status quo as a fish-out-of-water in a new, upscale neighborhood alongside its quirky cast of residents, by the founder of the 85K Writing Challenge. (Lake Union/Amazon Publishing, Fall 2019, […]

HUSBANDS AND OTHER SHARP OBJECTS, Marilyn Simon Rothstein

A heartwarming, hilarious novel for anyone who has ever had a family, from the author of Lift and Separate. After a lifetime of marriage, Marcy Hammer is ready to get herself unhitched – just as everyone else in her life is looking for a commitment. Her new boyfriend, Jon, wants to get serious, and her […]

Rothstein

Marilyn Simon Rothstein is the bestselling author of four novels: Who Loves You Best (September, 2024) Crazy to Leave You (May, 2022), Husbands and Other Sharp Objects (2018) and Lift and Separate  2016), winner of the Star Award presented by the Women’s Fiction Writers Association for Outstanding Debut. All are published by Lake Union, a […]

LIFT AND SEPARATE, Marilyn Simon Rothstein

“Lift And Separate is a laugh-out-loud, heartwarming story that begs to be a blockbuster starring Nicholson and Keaton and shares the vulnerability, wisdom, and brilliance of Nora Ephron’s Heartburn.” —Jennifer Belle, bestselling author of High Maintenance Marcy Hammer’s life has been turned upside down. Her husband, the head of a global brassiere empire, didn’t think […]