Wendy Corsi Staub

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Wendy Corsi Staub
Born (1964-10-29) October 29, 1964 (age 60)
Dunkirk, New York, U.S.
Pen nameWendy Brody
Wendy Markham
Wendy Morgan
OccupationWriter
Alma mater State University of New York at Fredonia
Genre Young adult fiction
Notable awards RITA Award (1994)
Spouse
Mark J. Staub
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(m. 1991)​
Children2
Website
wendycorsistaub.com

Wendy Corsi Staub (born October 29, 1964) is an American writer of suspense novels and young adult fiction. [1] She has written under her own name as well as Wendy Brody, Wendy Markham, and Wendy Morgan.

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Career

Staub was born in Dunkirk, New York on October 29, 1964. She enjoyed reading as a child, serving on her student newspaper and yearbooks and publishing poetry in Seventeen. [2] After graduating from State University of New York at Fredonia, Staub joined the publishing industry. [3]

Awards and adaptations

Staub has won various awards during her career. Summer Lightning won a Romance Writers of America Rita Award in 1994. [4]

Staub won the Romance Writers of America-NYC Golden Apple Award for lifetime achievement in 2007. [5] She has won several Washington Irving Book Awards from the Westchester Library Association, including one for Nightwatcher in 2012. [6] [2]

Her book Live to Tell received a starred review from Publishers Weekly . [7]

Blue Moon was nominated for a Mary Higgins Clark award. [8] [9]

Hello, It's Me was adapted into a television movie starring Kellie Martin. [10]

Personal life

She married Mark J. Staub in 1991. She has two sons, Morgan and Brody. [11] [2]

Works

The Foundlings trilogy

The Mundy’s Landing trilogy

The Lily Dale series

Social Media series

Nightwatcher trilogy

Live to Tell trilogy

Standalones

Written as Wendy Markham

Standalone books

“Slightly” series

Chickalini Family series

Young adult works

Standalone and short stories

Lily Dale series

Teen Angels series

The Loop series

Voodoo series

Other writings

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  2. 1 2 3 "Contemporary Authors Online: Wendy Corsi Staub" . Gale/Literature Resource Center. 2017.
  3. ↑ Morgan, Maxwell (2013-07-30). "Alumni Profile: Wendy Staub". Big Ideas Blog. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  4. ↑ "Past RITA Winners". www.rwa.org. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  5. ↑ "Past GAA Winners". Romance Writers of America/ New York City, Inc. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  6. ↑ "Washington Irving Book Awards". 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  7. 1 2 "Fiction Book Review: Live to Tell by Wendy Corsi Staub". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  8. ↑ Williams, Wilda. "Celebrating Mystery's Best | Edgar Award Nominees 2017". Library Journal. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  9. ↑ "2017 Edgar Award Nominees Announced". MysteryTribune. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  10. ↑ Hello, It's Me , retrieved 2019-06-01
  11. ↑ "About Wendy Corsi Staub". Wendy Corsi Staub. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  12. ↑ BLOOD RED by Wendy Corsi Staub | Kirkus Reviews.
  13. ↑ Reviews, L. J. "Hilary Mantel, Alexander McCall Smith, Ron Currie | Fiction Finds". Library Journal. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  14. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Nine Lives: A Lily Dale Mystery". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  15. ↑ NINE LIVES by Wendy Corsi Staub | Kirkus Reviews.
  16. ↑ SOMETHING BURIED, SOMETHING BLUE by Wendy Corsi Staub | Kirkus Reviews.
  17. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Dead of Winter: A Lily Dale Mystery by Wendy Corsi Staub. Crooked Lane, $26.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-68331-333-5". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  18. ↑ DEAD OF WINTER by Wendy Corsi Staub | Kirkus Reviews.
  19. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: The Goodsister by Wendy Corsi Staub". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  20. ↑ THE GOOD SISTER by Wendy Corsi Staub | Kirkus Reviews.
  21. ↑ "Blogging and Murder: "The Perfect Stranger" By Wendy Corsi Staub". MysteryTribune. 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  22. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Nightwatcher by Wendi Corsi Staub. Harper, $7.99 mass market (344p) ISBN 978-0-06-207028-9". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  23. ↑ "Review Of Thriller "Nightwatcher" By Wendy Corsi Staub". MysteryTribune. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  24. ↑ "A Look At Thriller "Sleepwalker" By Wendy Corsi Staub". MysteryTribune. 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  25. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Scared to Death by Wendy Corsi Staub". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  26. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Hell to Pay by Wendy Corsi Staub". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  27. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Dead before Dark by Wendy Corsi Staub". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  28. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Kiss Her Goodbye by Wendy Corsi Staub". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  29. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Most Likely to Die by Lisa Jackson, Beverly Barton, and Wendy Corsi Staub". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  30. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: She Loves Me Not by Wendy Corsi Staub, Author Pinnacle Books $6.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-7860-1424-8". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  31. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: In the Blink of an Eye by Wendy Corsi Staub". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  32. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: All the Way Home by Wendy Corsi Staub". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  33. ↑ ALL THE WAY HOME by Wendy Corsi Staub | Kirkus Reviews.
  34. ↑ FADE TO BLACK by Wendy Corsi Staub | Kirkus Reviews.
  35. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: If Only in My Dreams by Wendy Corsi Staub". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  36. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Love, Suburban Style by Wendy Markham, Author . Warner $6.99 (374p) ISBN 978-0-446-61843-4". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  37. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: SLIGHTLY SINGLE by Wendy Markham, Author . Red Dress Ink $12.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-373-25013-4". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  38. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Slightly Engaged by Wendy Markham, Author Red Dress Ink $12.95 (323p) ISBN 978-0-373-89564-9". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  39. ↑ "Fiction Book Review: That's Amore by Wendy Corsi Staub". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  40. ↑ "Children's Book Review: Lily Dale: Awakening by Wendy Corsi Staub, Author . Walker & Co. $15.95 (228p) ISBN 978-0-8027-9654-7". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  41. ↑ BELIEVING by Wendy Corsi Staub | Kirkus Reviews.
  42. ↑ MURDER ON BROADWAY by Edward I. Koch , Wendy Corsi Staub | Kirkus Reviews.
  43. ↑ THE SENATOR MUST DIE by Edward I. Koch , Wendy Corsi Staub | Kirkus Reviews.
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