Sarah MacLean was born on December 23,1978 and is a New York Times bestselling American author of young adult novels and romance novels.
16 Facts About Sarah MacLean
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From 2014 to 2018, MacLean wrote a monthly romance novel review column for The Washington Post.
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Sarah MacLean 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.
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Sarah MacLean is the co-host of the weekly Fated Mates Podcast, where she and her co-host, Jen Prokop, analyze and deconstruct the romance genre.
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Sarah MacLean was born in Lincoln, Rhode Island to an Italian father and a British mother.
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Sarah 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.
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In 2000, Sarah MacLean received a BA in American Studies from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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Sarah 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.
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Sarah MacLean is a self-proclaimed feminist and speaks widely on the intersection of feminism and the romance genre.
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Sarah MacLean is a vocal defender of the literary merit of the romance novel and the skill it takes to write it well.
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In February 2014, Sarah MacLean began writing a monthly romance review column for The Washington Post.
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Sarah MacLean is a staunch advocate for political and literary causes.
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Sarah MacLean is extremely active in social media, and often discusses her daily life on Twitter and Instagram.
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In 2018, Sarah MacLean started the Fated Mates podcast with critic Jen Prokop.
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Sarah MacLean has hit the New York Times Bestseller List and USA Today Bestseller List with all of her romance novels.
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Sarah MacLean has received starred reviews for several titles from Booklist, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal.