Barbara Delinsky

Born and raised in suburban Boston, Barbara Delinsky’s defining moment came at the age of eight, when her mother died. Despite this tragedy, her childhood was ordinary – dance and music lessons and summer camp. She graduated from Tufts with a B.A. in Psychology and later earned an M.A. in Sociology from Boston College. She worked as a researcher for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She also worked as a photographer and reporter for the Belmont Herald. She soon discovered that she was better at writing than photography.

She decided to become a writer after interviewing three female authors. After three months of researching, plotting and writing, she sold her first book. Delinsky’s novels focus on characters and the navigation of the complex relationships in their lives.