AMY HILL HEARTH 
New York Times and Washington Post bestselling author
Peabody Award winner
“Stories from the past that resonate today”
Eleventh book and first historical thriller:
SILENT CAME THE MONSTER: A NOVEL OF THE 1916 JERSEY SHORE SHARK ATTACKS (Blackstone Publishing, May 2023)
Amy’s first book was the oral history HAVING OUR SAY: THE DELANY SISTERS’ FIRST 100 YEARS, the New York Times bestseller for more than two years which was adapted for Broadway and film. Amy writes fiction as well as nonfiction, books for adults as well as young readers. “I love to try new genres because doing so challenges me as an artist,” she said in a 2022 interview.
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Amy Hill Hearth, New York Times Bestselling Author 