Sarah Mlynowski
Author of Fairest of All
About the Author
Sarah Mlynowski was born on January 4, 1977 in Montreal, Canada. She attended McGill University where she graduated with a degree in English Literature. She later moved to Toronto to work for Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. She used her romance publishing experiences to fuel her first novel Milkrun. She show more now writes full-time and her other works include Fishbowl, Monkey Business, Me Vs. Me, and Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have). She also writes the Magic in Manhattan series. Her title's, Bad Hair Day and Beauty Queen made The New York Times Best Seller List. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Sarah Mlynowski
Bad Hair Day 19 copies
Like A Boss (Best Wishes #4) 12 copies
Il Était Une Fois: La Bande Dessinée: N˚ 1 - La Plus Belle Du Royaume (Whatever After) (French Edition) (2025) 4 copies
A Nice Fling is Hard to Find 4 copies
(Spells andamp; Sleeping Bags) By Mlynowski, Sarah (Author) Paperback on 01-May-2008 (2008) 2 copies
Milkrun Sale 1 copy
Sort magi og soveposer 1 copy
Magic in Manhattan Set, Volumes 1-4: Bras & Broomsticks / Frogs & French Kisses / Spells & Sleeping Bags / Parties & Potions (2009) 1 copy
A Little Bit Broken 1 copy
Reggiseni e manici di scopa 1 copy
Associated Works
First Kiss (Then Tell): A Collection of True Lip-Locked Moments (2007) — Contributor — 92 copies, 3 reviews
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- Birthdate
- 1977-01-04
- Gender
- female
- Education
- McGill University (English literature)
- Occupations
- editor
novelist
author
writer - Relationships
- Ambrose, Elissa (mother)
- Short biography
- Sarah Mlynowski was born on January 4, 1977 in Montreal, Canada. She is one of the daughters of the romance writer Elissa Ambrose. Sarah started writing books when she was three years old. Kind of. She would tell them and her mom would transcribe them. They were all about Princesses named Sarah. After learning to use her own pencil, she continued scribbling stories throughout elementary and high school, and decided study English literature in college, like her mother.
After graduating with an honors degree in English literature from McGill University, Sarah moved to Toronto to work for Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. She co-edited the USA Today bestselling chick-lit collection "Grils' night in" and later "Gril's night out", and 21 Proms.
While Sarah never met the famous model Fabio (Lanzoni), she used her romance publishing experiences to fuel her first novel "Milkrun", published when she was twenty-four, romance which has since been published in 16 countries, selling over 600,000 copies around the globe. When her second novel, "Fishbowl", received even more accolades, including a starred review from Booklist and being named one of Waldenbooks Best Women's Fiction novels of 2002, she moved to New York City to write full-time.
Since then, she and has written Chick Lit novels for Red Dres Ink ("As seen on TV", "Monkey business" and "Me vs. me") and the Teen Lit series "All about Rachel" for Radom House ("Bras & Broomsticks", "Frogs and French Kisses" and "Spells & Sleeping Bags"). She has been featured in the short story collections, "American girls about town" and "Sixteen: Stories about that sweet and bitter birthday" and she also co-wrote the first ever guide to writing chick lit, "See Jane write". She is currenlty co-writing a book for teens called "How to be bad" awesome teen writers Lauren Myrcacle and E. Lockhart.
In 2004, Sarah married with Todd, and they went to Kenya and Seychelles for their honeymoon. - Nationality
- Canada (birth)
USA - Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Places of residence
- Montréal, Québec, Canada (birth)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
New York, New York, USA - Associated Place (for map)
- Canada
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What would you do differently if you could go back in time? Don’t we all have something we’d like to change? Some decision? Some incident? Mlynowski takes an unbelievable premise and makes it plausible and funny to boot. Devi Banks and her boyfriend Bryan have broken up after dating since 9th grade and right before the prom. The book opens with Devi staring at an advertisement for a spa urging her to “Go back in time.” And Devi begins to think about how all of her problems would be show more solved if she could go back and tell herself a thing or two to avoid like not letting Karin cut her bangs in third grade. And not throwing out her retainer in sophomore year. And…definitely not falling for Bryan her freshman year. Then her cell phone falls into the mall fountain. When she fishes it out, it doesn’t work except when she presses send, it comes to life and she has no idea who she is calling until someone answers who sounds vaguely familiar. Hilarity ensues as senior Devi tries to figure out who she has called and then convinces her freshman self that it’s her, three years later. Preposterous? Sure, but somehow it works. This funny, light novel explores the path taken and what would happen if another avenue were chosen instead. Instead of Devi losing all her best friends because she was with Bryan, freshman Devi turns Bryan down and the course of her high school career, including where she gets into college, is altered. show less
It's senior skip day and Devi is spending it at the mall alone. She's returning a watch she bought for her now ex-boyfriend Bryan. She has zero friends because she made her whole high school life around him. She starts thinking about what could happen if she was able to talk to a younger version of herself and warn her away from Bryan. Maybe then she wouldn't be in so much pain right now. After dropping her phone in a fountain, it turns out she's able to do just that.
She tells Freshman Devi show more to steer clear of Bryan, be a better friend to her girlfriends, and focus on school and getting into a better college. Poor Freshman Devi ends up running around like a lunatic trying to keep up with all the changes that her actions make for Senior Devi... which also makes for some really cute and funny moments!! Eventually Freshman Devi figures out she might just have to make decisions for herself, and Senior Devi realizes that just because something doesn't work out the way you want it to, that doesn't make the experience worth throwing away.
I LOVE SARAH MLYNOWSKI!!! [b:Ten Things We Did|9266810|Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)|Sarah Mlynowski|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1293821561s/9266810.jpg|14147661] was one of my favorite books last year, so I was really anxious to read another book by her. I was not disappointed! This book was so adorable I just wanted to pinch Freshman Devi's cheeks. But seriously I loved Devi's personality. I love how the author was able to create an older and younger version of the same person and it still felt like the same person. The story alternates between Freshman Devi and Senior Devi's POV, which might sound confusing, but they were different enough that it wasn't. Freshman Devi was so cute and naive that I was hoping somehow by talking to her future-self she would be able to retain some of that. Future Devi was too down and insecure. And then she became too obsessed with getting into the perfect school and getting a scholarship. She was too extreme. I liked how Freshman Devi was able to figure out how to balance out her life in a believable way.
This book is definitely a light, cute, fun read. I recommend it to anyone who is in the mood for a light-hearted easy to read book. show less
She tells Freshman Devi show more to steer clear of Bryan, be a better friend to her girlfriends, and focus on school and getting into a better college. Poor Freshman Devi ends up running around like a lunatic trying to keep up with all the changes that her actions make for Senior Devi... which also makes for some really cute and funny moments!! Eventually Freshman Devi figures out she might just have to make decisions for herself, and Senior Devi realizes that just because something doesn't work out the way you want it to, that doesn't make the experience worth throwing away.
I LOVE SARAH MLYNOWSKI!!! [b:Ten Things We Did|9266810|Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)|Sarah Mlynowski|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1293821561s/9266810.jpg|14147661] was one of my favorite books last year, so I was really anxious to read another book by her. I was not disappointed! This book was so adorable I just wanted to pinch Freshman Devi's cheeks. But seriously I loved Devi's personality. I love how the author was able to create an older and younger version of the same person and it still felt like the same person. The story alternates between Freshman Devi and Senior Devi's POV, which might sound confusing, but they were different enough that it wasn't. Freshman Devi was so cute and naive that I was hoping somehow by talking to her future-self she would be able to retain some of that. Future Devi was too down and insecure. And then she became too obsessed with getting into the perfect school and getting a scholarship. She was too extreme. I liked how Freshman Devi was able to figure out how to balance out her life in a believable way.
This book is definitely a light, cute, fun read. I recommend it to anyone who is in the mood for a light-hearted easy to read book. show less
A group of high school sophomores goes in for a flu shot and comes out with so much more in Sarah Mlynowski’s newest YA novel.
A batch of tainted vaccine bestows telepathic abilities on a homeroom class of 22 students and suddenly, no one’s secrets are safe. Not Mackensie, who cheated on her trusting boyfriend, Cooper. Not Olivia, whose insecurities were safely tucked away until now. Not Tess, in love with her unsuspecting best friend, Teddy, and not Pi, the academic overachiever ready to show more cheat her way to the top. These “espies” (the self-titled ESP students) not only have the ability to communicate telepathically with each other, they can read the minds of their unaffected classmates, their teachers, parents, and just about anyone within close range. Unfortunately, that means their minds can get pretty noisy and there’s nothing to filter out the amusing, embarrassing, and sometimes, heartbreaking thoughts that the espies are now privy to. While some, like Pi, take to their new abilities like ducks to water, others, like Mackensie and Olivia, experience the immediate pitfalls and wonder if maybe, ignorance is indeed bliss.
It’s an interesting plot--watching this group gain an incredible ability and then realizing that something valuable has been lost at the same time. Early on, these students band together as they begin to explore their powers and wrestle with whether to keep silent. In a unique twist, the book is narrated by the espies in a collective “we” voice that interjects comments throughout the story, like a classic Greek chorus. Luckily, readers don’t have to juggle 22 different characters at once because the author has wisely chosen to follow the lives of the handful of students mentioned above. Never fear, though, there are plenty of hints dropped along the way that will undoubtedly fill future installments with new character arcs, new psychic abilities, and new dangers, not only within their own social circles, but from the Center For Disease Control which has identified these unusual teenagers.
Sarah Mlynowski’s breezy writing style keeps the book from getting too bogged down in drama but still gives thoughtful readers much to contemplate. There’s light romance and some comic moments as well. The only downside is the cover which, alas, may be too pink to attract the teenage male reader. A quick, enjoyable read, this would make a great book for spring break, and for readers who like contemporary settings and realistic characters. show less
A batch of tainted vaccine bestows telepathic abilities on a homeroom class of 22 students and suddenly, no one’s secrets are safe. Not Mackensie, who cheated on her trusting boyfriend, Cooper. Not Olivia, whose insecurities were safely tucked away until now. Not Tess, in love with her unsuspecting best friend, Teddy, and not Pi, the academic overachiever ready to show more cheat her way to the top. These “espies” (the self-titled ESP students) not only have the ability to communicate telepathically with each other, they can read the minds of their unaffected classmates, their teachers, parents, and just about anyone within close range. Unfortunately, that means their minds can get pretty noisy and there’s nothing to filter out the amusing, embarrassing, and sometimes, heartbreaking thoughts that the espies are now privy to. While some, like Pi, take to their new abilities like ducks to water, others, like Mackensie and Olivia, experience the immediate pitfalls and wonder if maybe, ignorance is indeed bliss.
It’s an interesting plot--watching this group gain an incredible ability and then realizing that something valuable has been lost at the same time. Early on, these students band together as they begin to explore their powers and wrestle with whether to keep silent. In a unique twist, the book is narrated by the espies in a collective “we” voice that interjects comments throughout the story, like a classic Greek chorus. Luckily, readers don’t have to juggle 22 different characters at once because the author has wisely chosen to follow the lives of the handful of students mentioned above. Never fear, though, there are plenty of hints dropped along the way that will undoubtedly fill future installments with new character arcs, new psychic abilities, and new dangers, not only within their own social circles, but from the Center For Disease Control which has identified these unusual teenagers.
Sarah Mlynowski’s breezy writing style keeps the book from getting too bogged down in drama but still gives thoughtful readers much to contemplate. There’s light romance and some comic moments as well. The only downside is the cover which, alas, may be too pink to attract the teenage male reader. A quick, enjoyable read, this would make a great book for spring break, and for readers who like contemporary settings and realistic characters. show less
A fun, quick, compelling read by Sarah Mlynowski, author of Bras & Broomsticks. This book is about a homeroom class of high schoolers who end up developing telepathic powers from a bad batch of the flu shot. What happens when your boyfriend or the guy you have a crush on can read your mind? What if you could hear what your parents and teachers are really thinking? Well, what happens in this book is that tons of secrets and lies are exposed, and a heck of a lot of drama ensues.
I really enjoy show more Mylonowski’s friendly, clear writing style and her characters are complex and relatable. The story is told from the perspective of a hive-mind of twenty-two telepathic teens, but the main thrust of the storyline follows only a handful of them. While some may find this confusing, I found it clever and funny in a snarky Gossip Girl kind of way.
My one big issue with this book was with the “perv” of the class BJ, who really creeped me out more than I think he was meant to. He was constantly objectifying the girls in his class and they often responded positively to this. And while this did feel very realistic, I still found it rather troubling. I also felt that this book could’ve included more (obviously) multicultural and gay characters. But on the whole, this book was still incredibly enjoyable--a guilty-pleasure kind of read, perfect for spring break, summer vacation, or, who am I kidding, any time you want to read a juicy gossip/catty argument/make-out scene kind of book.
Review of ARC received free through NetGalley show less
I really enjoy show more Mylonowski’s friendly, clear writing style and her characters are complex and relatable. The story is told from the perspective of a hive-mind of twenty-two telepathic teens, but the main thrust of the storyline follows only a handful of them. While some may find this confusing, I found it clever and funny in a snarky Gossip Girl kind of way.
My one big issue with this book was with the “perv” of the class BJ, who really creeped me out more than I think he was meant to. He was constantly objectifying the girls in his class and they often responded positively to this. And while this did feel very realistic, I still found it rather troubling. I also felt that this book could’ve included more (obviously) multicultural and gay characters. But on the whole, this book was still incredibly enjoyable--a guilty-pleasure kind of read, perfect for spring break, summer vacation, or, who am I kidding, any time you want to read a juicy gossip/catty argument/make-out scene kind of book.
Review of ARC received free through NetGalley show less
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