International bestselling author Randy Susan Meyers has been featured in People, The New York Times, The LA Times, and The Washington Post. Her books, translated into over 30 languages, earned an Indie Next Pick and were highlighted by Kirkus as among the 10 Best Books of the Year. The Massachusetts Council of the Book selected three of her six novels as Must Reads.
In her latest novel, The Many Mothers of Ivy Puddingstone, Annabel fights for justice while her daughter, Ivy, craves normalcy—until idealism collides with reality, bringing tragic consequences. Beginning in 1964 during Freedom Summer in Mississippi, the novel follows five couples and their seven children from the 1960s to 2020 through civil rights struggles, the Vietnam War, feminism, and communal living as personal and political battles intertwine across generations.
Meyers’ novels explore domestic drama and societal issues, informed by her work with troubled youth, community centers, governmental agencies, and criminal justice. She gained her deepest insights into family and political dynamics during four years bartending in a small Boston neighborhood bar.
A Brooklyn-Boston hybrid, she lives in Boston with her husband and teaches seminars at Grub Street.
