Randy Susan Meyers
Randy Susan Meyers' internationally bestselling novels are informed by years of working with families impacted by family violence— and a long journey from idolizing bad boys to loving a good man.
After years working in social service and criminal justice, Meyers published her first novel, The Murderer’s Daughters—a story of the aftermath of domestic violence—a Target Pick for the country. Her novels have thrice been chosen by the Massachusetts Center for the Book, as “Must Read Fiction,” who wrote, “The clear and distinctive voice of Randy Susan Meyers will have you enraptured and wanting more.”
When her debut, The Murderer's Daughters, was chosen as 'Community Read' by the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, it seemed like kismet. New York's chapter changed her childhood with camp scholarships. Those summers and the Brooklyn Public Library saved her life.
Three of her bestselling novels, The Murderer's Daughters, Accidents of Marriage, and The Widow of Wall Street, were finalists for the Mass Book Awards, along with garnering other awards and recognition, including being an Indie Next Choice, being included on Kirkus' Best Fiction of the Year list, highlighted twice in People Magazine Picks, and receiving France's La Livre de Poche (Reader's Choice) award. She teaches writing seminars at Boston's Grub Street Writers' Center.
Her exploration of family constellations, politics, as well as racial and cultural politics is informed by her years working with criminals and their families as a director of a Batterer Intervention Program and a decade working as a director of Boston's Community Centers. She probably gained the most insight into gender politics during her four years as a bartender in a small Boston neighborhood bar.
Meyers lives in Boston with her husband, where she teaches at Boston's Grub Street Writers' Center.
“Dying is easier than watching your children in pain.”
“How could I sleep with a man I wasn't sure would attend my funeral?”
“I wanted to be with Drew every minute. I wanted to drink him, sleep him, and inhabit his body. I wanted to spend the day in his pocket.”
“"Since I could only take six books per visit from the library, I had to time it right, or I'd be stuck on Sundays rereading the five Reader's Digest Condensed Books sitting on our red laquered living room shelf.”
“Maybe when we recognize the trivial for what it is, we can concentrate on what we love most, what we most treasure.”