Holly LeCraw

We’re very happy to welcome two terrific new Georgia authors with their acclaimed debut novels. Holly LeCraw’s novel The Swimming Pool is a powerful, painful family drama about a woman experiencing guilt and loss in the aftermath of an affair that is already drawing rave reviews. Publishers ... (more)Weekly says ”it’s a story of deep and searing love between siblings and lovers, but most powerfully between parents and their children.” Jeffrey Stepakoff’s novel Fireworks Over Toccoa, a sweet, nostalgic tale set at the end of World War II in a vividly described Northeast Georgia. The author is a former television writer who now mskes his home in metro Atlanta. Please join us to meet and hear from these two wonderful new writers.

Pushcart Prize nominee Holly LeCraw will read from her first novel, a steamy account of love on Cape Cod. Tom Perrotta describes it as "a gripping, passionate and beautifully written book from start to finish, a moving chronicle of two damaged families struggling to free themselves from a complex web ... (more)of secrets and lies."

Holly LeCraw will read from and sign copies of her debut novel, The Swimming Pool. Jill McCorkle writes, “The Swimming Pool is a riveting family story that will hold the reader enthralled from the very first page. With great suspense, Holly LeCraw skillfully orchestrates the collision course of a present-day ... (more)love affair with the dark mysteries of a family’s past. She is a wonderful writer.” LeCraw graduated from Duke and Tufts University, and her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

Please join us as we welcome Holly LeCraw, discussing and signing her debut novel, "The Swimming Pool".
Holly LeCraw was born and raised in Atlanta, and now lives outside of Boston with her husband and three children. Her short fiction has appeared in various publications and has been nominated for ... (more)a Pushcart Prize.

Please join us as we welcome Holly LeCraw, discussing and signing her debut novel, "The Swimming Pool".
Holly LeCraw was born and raised in Atlanta, and now lives outside of Boston with her husband and three children. Her short fiction has appeared in various publications and has been nominated for ... (more)a Pushcart Prize.

A debut novel that will probably hit the bestseller list, The Swimming Pool is a powerful story of sex, murder, and family drama, but it's not just a thriller or a beach read. It explores the interconnected lives and complex fates of two families challenged by tragedy and scandal with great psychological ... (more)depth. “THE SWIMMING POOL is more than an auspicious debut. Holly Lecraw's first novel is gripping, passionate, and beautifully written from start to finish, a moving chronicle of two damaged families struggling to free themselves from a complex web of secrets and lies.” -- Tom Perrotta, New York Times bestselling author of Little Children “THE SWIMMING POOL is a complex, astonishingly well-crafted, and completely compelling debut.” -- Anita Shreve, bestselling author of Testimony “THE SWIMMING POOL would have knocked me over if Holly LeCraw already had a shelf full of prize-winning books to her credit. What an intelligent, beautifully plotted, intriguing and un-put-downable story about family secrets that interlock and haunt. I was totally captivated and lost in admiration for this masterful novel.” -- Elinor Lipman, author of The Family Man, My Latest Grievance, and The Inn at Lake Devine “THE SWIMMING POOL is a riveting family story that will hold the reader enthralled from the very first page. With great suspense, Holly LeCraw skillfully orchestrates the collision course of a present-day love affair with the dark mysteries of a family’s past. She is a wonderful writer.” -- Jill McCorkle, author of Carolina Moon and Going Away Shoes “A story of deep and searing love, between siblings and lovers, but most powerfully, between parents and their children...Strong writing keeps the reader sucked in to LeCraw's family drama debut.” -- Publishers Weekly