About Lisa

Lisa Duffy is the author of The Salt House, named by Real Simple as a Best Book of the Month upon its June release, as well as Bustle’s 17 Best Debut Novels by Women in 2017 and This is Home, a Publishers Weekly starred review novel and 2019 favorite book club pick.

My Kind of People is her third novel.

Lisa received her MFA in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts. Her writing can be found in numerous publications, including Writer’s Digest. She is the founding editor of ROAR, a literary journal supporting women in the arts.

Lisa is represented by Danielle Burby at Nelson Literary Agency. She lives in the Boston area with her husband and three children.

Author photo by Sharona Jacobs.