Nita Prose

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Nita Pronovost, [1] better known by her pen name Nita Prose, is a Canadian author and book editor. She is best known for her 2022 novel, The Maid, which won a Anthony Award (2023), Barry Award (2023), Goodreads Choice Award (2022), Macavity Award (2023), and Ned Kelly Award (2022).

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Prose began her career writing for literary magazines before becoming a production editor with HarperCollins Canada. She eventually transferred to Doubleday, where she served as senior editor. In 2016, she began overseeing the editorial team at Simon & Schuster Canada, ultimately becoming vice president and editorial director. As editor, she also worked as a ghost writer for multiple celebrity memoirs. [1]

As of 2022, Prose lived in Toronto. [2]

Awards

The Maid was a number one New York Times Best Seller and a Good Morning America Book Club Pick. [3] CrimeReads included it on their list of the best traditional mysteries of 2022. [2] The same year, it was the eighth most-popular book club pick. [4]

Awards for Prose's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2022The MaidFingerprint Award for Debut Novel of the YearFinalist [5]
Goodreads Choice Award for Best Mystery & ThrillerWon [6] [7]
Goodreads Choice Award for Best Debut NovelNominated [7]
Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime NovelWon [8] [9]
2023 Anthony Award for Best First Novel Won [8]
Audie Award for Mystery Finalist [10]
Barry Award for Best Debut Novel Won [8] [11] [12]
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel Finalist [8] [13]
Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Won [8]
2024The Mystery Guest Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Traditional MysteryFinalist [8]

Publications

Molly the Maid series

  1. The Maid. Ballantine Books. 2022. ISBN   9780593356159. [14]
  2. The Mystery Guest. Ballantine Books. 2023. ISBN   9780593356180. [15]
  3. The Mistletoe Mystery: A Maid Novella. Ballantine Books. 2024. ISBN   9780593875445.
  4. The Maid's Secret. Ballantine Books. 2025. ISBN   9780593875414.

References

  1. 1 2 Rehman, Zeahaa (2022-01-05). "Nita Pronovost brings the unnoticed life of a hotel cleaner to the forefront in her debut novel". Quill and Quire . Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  2. 1 2 Rutigliano, Olivia (2022-12-14). "The Best Traditional Mysteries of the Year". CrimeReads . Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  3. ↑ "Q&A With Nita Prose". Publishers Weekly . 2022-10-24. Archived from the original on 2024-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  4. ↑ "Top Book Club Picks of 2022". Shelf Awareness . 2023-01-05. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  5. ↑ Glyer, Mike (2023-07-09). "Stealing Up on the Latest Crime Fiction Awards". File 770 . Archived from the original on 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  6. ↑ "2022 Goodreads Choice Awards Winners Announced". BOOK RIOT. 2022-12-08. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  7. 1 2 "The Maid (Molly the Maid, #1)". Goodreads. Archived from the original on 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Nita Prose". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  9. ↑ "Awards: Ned Kelly, Davitt Winners". Shelf Awareness . 2022-08-29. Archived from the original on 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  10. ↑ "2023 Audie Awards Winners". Audio Publishers Association . Archived from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  11. ↑ "Barry Award Nominations 2023". Deadly Pleasures. Archived from the original on 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  12. ↑ Schaub, Michael (2023-03-02). "'Deadly Pleasures' Reveals Barry Awards Finalists". Kirkus Reviews . Archived from the original on 2023-03-02. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  13. ↑ Schaub, Michael (2023-01-19). "Edgar Award Nominations for 2023 Are Revealed". Kirkus Reviews . Archived from the original on 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  14. ↑ "Book Marks reviews of The Maid by Nita Prose". Book Marks . Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  15. ↑ "Book Marks reviews of The Mystery Guest: A Maid Novel by Nita Prose". Book Marks . Archived from the original on 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
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