Betsy Cornwell

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  • Bibliography:
    6 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2013
  • Latest Book:
    November 2022
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About the Author

Betsy Cornwell is a New York Times bestselling author living in west Ireland. She is the story editor and a contributing writer at Parabola, and her short-form writing includes fiction, nonfiction, and literary translation and has appeared in Fairy Tale Review, Zahir Tales, The Violence Prevention Initiative Journal, and elsewhere. She holds an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Notre Dame and a B.A. from Smith College.

Mechanica was published in 2015 and has featured on several best of the year lists, including Amazon.com’s Best Young Adult Books and USA Today‘s Must-Read Romances. In a starred review, Kirkus called this retelling of Cinderella “a smart, refreshing alternative to stale genre tropes.” Mechanica is a YALSA Teens’ Top Ten nominee for 2016.

Betsy’s debut novel, Tides, was published in 2013 to critical acclaim including a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly, a place in the Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year, and a Bisexual Book Awards nomination.

Full Series List in Order

Mechanica

1 - Mechanica (Aug-2015)
2 - Venturess (Aug-2017)

Multi-Author Series List

Fairytale Retellings: Cinderella

Mechanica (Aug-2015)

Fairytale Retellings: Snow White and Rose Red

The Circus Rose (Jun-2020)

Book List in Order: 6 titles

  • Tides

    When high school senior Noah Gallagher and his adopted teenage sister, Lo, go to live with their grandmother in her island cottage for the summer, they don’t expect much in the way of adventure. Noah has landed a marine biology internship, and Lo w...

  • Mechanica

    Mechanica - 1
    Fairytale Retellings: Cinderella

    Nicolette’s awful stepsisters call her “Mechanica” to demean her, but the nickname fits: she learned to be an inventor at her mother’s knee. Her mom is gone now, though, and the Steps have pushed her into a life of dreary servitude. When she ...

  • Venturess

    Mechanica - 2

    The young inventor Nicolette Lampton is living her own fairy-tale happy ending. She's free of her horrible stepfamily, running a successful business, and is uninterested in marrying the handsome prince, Fin. Instead, she, Fin, and their friend Caro v...

  • The Forest Queen

    From a New York Times bestselling author, a fresh, female-centered take on “Robin Hood” in which a young noblewoman, like the legendary hero, becomes an outlaw fighting for social justice. Perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer and Sarah J. Maas. W...

  • The Circus Rose

    Fairytale Retellings: Snow White and Rose Red

    From a New York Times best-selling author, a queer retelling of “Snow White and Rose Red” in which teenage twins battle evil religious extremists to save their loves and their circus family. YA fantasy perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Mackenzi ...

  • Reader, I Murdered Him

    In this daring tale of female agency and revenge from a New York Times bestselling author, a girl becomes a teenage vigilante who roams Victorian England using her privilege and power to punish her friends’ abusive suitors and keep other ...



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Betsy Cornwell has published 6 books.

Betsy Cornwell does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Reader, I Murdered Him, was published in November 2022.

The first book by Betsy Cornwell, Tides, was published in June 2013.

Yes. Betsy Cornwell has 1 series.
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