Get to Know the Authors of the Book Vote | November 2025
We’re excited to launch November’s book vote brought to you by Harper Collins Publishers, and we want you to get to know the authors behind the books in this month’s vote. Meet Paula Hawkins, Angela Flournoy, Rufi Thorpe, and Ally Carter.
The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
Paula Hawkins is a novelist and former journalist. Born and brought up in Zimbabwe, she now splits her time between London and Edinburgh.
Learn more about Paula. | Learn more about The Blue Hour.
The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
Angela Flournoy is the author of The Turner House, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, an Indie Next pick, and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Her fiction has appeared in The Paris Review, and she has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, and elsewhere. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Flournoy has taught at the University of Iowa, Princeton University, and UCLA. She lives in New York.
Learn more about Angela. | Learn more about The Wilderness.
Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Rufi Thorpe is the author of The Knockout Queen, a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner award; Dear Fang, with Love; and The Girls from Corona del Mar, which was long-listed for the International Dylan Thomas Prize and the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize. A native of California, she currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons.
Learn more about Rufi. | Learn more about Margo’s Got Money Troubles.
The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter
Ally Carter writes books about people who fall in love (while trying to stay alive.) After more than a decade of writing beloved YA titles like I’d Tell You I Love You, but Then I’d Have to Kill You and Heist Society, she launched onto the adult scene with The Blonde Identity and The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. A long-time lover of the holiday rom-com, Ally is also the writer of the Netflix original movie, A Castle for Christmas.
Learn more about Ally. | Learn more about The Blonde Identity.