A Debut Novel by
E. E. Lawson

E. E. Lawson writes women’s fiction for readers who like their hope earned and their prose immersive.

Raised among Ohio cornfields, she has since called Fargo’s prairies, Seattle’s rain-soaked skyline, and—currently—Rhode Island’s rocky coast home. Each move sharpened her ear for quiet persistence, small transgressions, and the luminous details that pulse through her stories.

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Lawson’s heroines never settle for the roles they’re given. To start with, they will confront a buried secret in Absolution (June 2025), outwit a devilish editor in Prose and Cons (September 2026), and compose the first “sexy Christmas song” in 1953 Manhattan in the romantic-comedy novella “Hurry Down the Chimney” (November 2025).

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Early readers praise her work as “lyrical, fearless, and utterly immersive,” with characters who linger “like someone you once met on a train and never forgot.”

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Off the page, Lawson wrangles dialogue with her husband and five energetic sons, haunts used-bookstores, and collects scraps of poetry in the margins of well-worn notebooks. She believes in second chances, penciled annotations, and the power of a well-timed question.

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Craving stories of women rewriting the rules? Pull up a chair—E. E. Lawson has plenty more voices to unleash.