Lesley Crewe is the Globe and Mail bestselling author of thirteen novels, including Nosy Parker and Recipe for a Good Life, which were named to Indigo’s Top 100 Books of 2022 and 2023 respectively, The Spoon Stealer, longlisted for Canada Reads 2022, Beholden, Mary, Mary, Amazing Grace, Kin, and Relative Happiness, which was adapted into an award-winning feature film. She has also published two collections of essays, the Leacock–longlisted Are You Kidding Me?! and I Kid You Not! Lesley lives in Homeville, Nova Scotia. Visit her at lesleycrewe.com.

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