Short Bio
CARLYN GREENWALD writes romantic and thrilling page-turners for teens and adults. A film school graduate and former Hollywood lackey, she now works in publishing. She resides in Los Angeles, mourning ArcLight Cinemas and soaking in the sun with her dogs. You can find her online at @carlyn_gee on Instagram.
Long Bio
CARLYN GREENWALD is a YA and Adult Romance and Thriller author and screenwriter from Manhattan Beach, California. She graduated from USC with a degree in English and Film with minors in Screenwriting and Forensics and Criminality. She’s worked development gigs at companies including Illumination Entertainment, Mandeville Films, Vertigo Entertainment, and 141 Entertainment. She currently works as Lead Content Development Coordinator at boutique book packager Cake Creative/Electric Postcard Entertainment. She has written multiple books for teens and adults across romance and thriller, including MURDER LAND, SIZZLE REEL, DIRECTOR’S CUT, and TIME OUT, cowritten with actor Sean Hayes and producer Todd Milliner. When not writing, she’s scouring pop culture YouTube, playing video games, and hanging with her dogs.
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Featured Media Coverage
5/6/25 | Carlyn Greenwald on Finding Herself in Queer-Coded Horror | Crime Reads
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5/5/25 | 13 New Mystery and Thrillers for May 2025 | Bookriot
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5/3/25 | Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for May 2025 | Autostraddle
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5/1/25 | Best of May | Children's Book Council
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4/25/25 | Book Review Murder Land | The Geeky Waffle
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3/27/25 | 10 YAs for Your Must Reads List | NetGalley
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2/25/25 | Read Excerpts from Chelsea Ichaso's We Were Warned Carlyn Greenwald's Murder Land Roselyn Clarke's Now She's Dead | IMDb
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2/25/25 | Read Excerpts from Chelsea Ichaso's We Were Warned Carlyn Greenwald's Murder Land and Roselyn Clarke's Now She's Dead | Daily Dead
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2/23/25 | Review: Murder Land by Carlyn Greenwald | Horror Fuel
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1/8/25 | The 40 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books of 2025 | Forbes
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1/1/25 | A Month-by-Month Guide to 2025's Biggest Mysteries & Thrillers | Goodreads
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12/16/24 | Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction: January - June 2025 | LGBTQ Reads​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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6/11/24 | Q&A: Carlyn Greenwald, Author of 'Director's Cut' | The Nerd Daily
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6/11/24 | June 2024's Most Anticipated Queer Books | Autostraddle
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5/30/24 | Best books to read in summer 2024 | The Boston Globe
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5/30/24 | 16 New Book Releases to Pick Up in June 2024 | The Nerd Daily
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3/29/24 | Publisher's Weekly Review - Director's Cut (starred) | Publisher's Weekly
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3/19/24 | Publisher's Weekly Rights Report - Murder Land | Publisher's Weekly
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6/6/23 | Author interview / Todd Milliner & Carlyn Greenwald | Out South Florida
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6/2/23 | Read with Pride All Month Long! | Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers
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5/30/23 | Event Mention | Pasadena Now
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5/30/23 | Author interview / Carlyn Greenwald | Voyage YA Magazine
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5/29/23 | Exclusive Excerpt | Theatrely
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5/29/23 | Author interview / Carlyn Greenwald | Reads Rainbow
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5/29/23 | Book Review | Kim's Book Reviews
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5/25/23 | Author interview / Carlyn Greenwald | Young Adult Books Central
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5/25/23 | Event Mention | Los Angeles Daily News
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5/25/23 | Author Guest Post / Guest post by Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, and Carlyn Greenwald | School Library Journal's Teen Librarian Toolbox
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5/25/23 | Author interview / Todd Milliner & Carlyn Greenwald | Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb
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5/24/23 | Author interview / Carlyn Greenwald | The Writing Cooperative
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5/23/23 | New Kids' and YA Books: Week of May 29, 2023 | Publishers Weekly
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5/20/23 | New Releases and More for May 30, 2023 | Book Riot
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5/18/23 | Author interview / Sean Hayes | Vanity Fair
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5/15/23 | Fave Five: Queer YA Set in Georgia | LGBTQ Reads
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5/10/23 | Sweet Reads: Sunny Book Releases For May! | The Honey Pop
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5/1/23 | Most Anticipated May 2023 Releases | Page by Paige Books
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4/28/23 | Author interview with Sean Hayes | The Today Show / NBC
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4/28/23 | 2023 May Queer Releases | Queer Bookdom
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4/25/23 | Book Mail: Fake dating, trans magic, a rap contest, an elite competition, and more! | School Library Journal's Teen Librarian Toolbox
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4/17/23 | Sizzle Reel Lets its Romance Be Messy | Autostraddle
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4/14/23 | 17 More LGBTQ+ YAs Coming Spring 2023! | The Rec-ing Ball
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4/5/23 | Here Are 10 April New Romance Releases to Read Next | Book Riot
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3/29/23 | Queerly Not Straight: 10 LGBTQ+ Books Coming Out This April | Fangirlish
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3/29/23 | Pick-up of author interview | Greg In Hollywood
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3/28/23 | Pick-up of author interview | The Global Herald
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3/27/23 | "Anything Can Happen on Live Television" - Sean Hayes on "Good Night Oscar" | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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3/18/23 | Adult Fiction Debut Panel | Utopia State of Mind
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3/1/23 | The On-Sale Calendar: May 2023 Children's Books | Publishers Weekly
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2/28/23 | Episode 233: Going Bovine | SSR Podcast
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2/17/23 | Spring 2023 Children's Announcements: Publishers R-Z |Publishers Weekly
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2/14/23 | Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Romance of 2023 | LGBTQ Reads
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2/13/23 | 25 New and Upcoming LGBTQ Romance Novels You've Got to Read | Buzzfeed News
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1/15/23 | Book Releases: LGBT YA Books of January-June 2023 | Reads Rainbow
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1/9/23 | Must-Have Queer Book Releases | The Nerd Daily
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12/19/22 | Most Anticipated Young Adult Books: January - June 2023 | LGBTQ Reads
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12/14/22 | 15 LGBTQ+ Books Releasing in 2023 That Should Be on Your Radar | Buzzfeed
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11/17/22 | The Book Nook: 'Sizzle Reel' is a sapphic, adult rom-com for late bloomers | The Tufts Daily
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10/12/22 | Interview with Carlyn Greenwald | Geeks Out
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10/07/22 | Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, to Release Debut YA Novel 'Time Out' | The Hollywood Reporter