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Ann Garvin
(Ann Wertz Garvin)
Ann Garvin is an Easterner who lives in the Midwest and a fiction writer who makes a living as a scientist and educator. While working as a nurse she completed her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in exercise psychology publishing extensively in the area of exercise, mental health and media and later became a prize winning short story writer.
Decades of teaching health and studying what makes people tick proved a perfect backdrop for her novels I LIKE YOU JUST FINE WHEN YOU'RE NOT AROUND (Tyrus), THE DOG YEAR & ON MAGGIE'S WATCH (Berkley Penguin). Ann, a natural storyteller, is a sought after speaker and educator at conferences where writing, health and human nature is discussed. Founder of The Tall Poppy Writers & Co-Founder of The Fifth Semester.
Decades of teaching health and studying what makes people tick proved a perfect backdrop for her novels I LIKE YOU JUST FINE WHEN YOU'RE NOT AROUND (Tyrus), THE DOG YEAR & ON MAGGIE'S WATCH (Berkley Penguin). Ann, a natural storyteller, is a sought after speaker and educator at conferences where writing, health and human nature is discussed. Founder of The Tall Poppy Writers & Co-Founder of The Fifth Semester.
Genres: General Fiction
New and upcoming books
Novels
On Maggie's Watch (2010)
The Dog Year (2014)
I Like You Just Fine When You're Not Around (2016)
I Thought You Said This Would Work (2021)
There's No Coming Back from This (2023)
Bummer Camp (2024)
The Dog Year (2014)
I Like You Just Fine When You're Not Around (2016)
I Thought You Said This Would Work (2021)
There's No Coming Back from This (2023)
Bummer Camp (2024)
Ann Garvin recommends
Death in the Details (2024)
Katie Tietjen
"Death in the Details by Katie Tietjen is part true crime, part historical fiction, and, in a nutshell, a propulsive page-turner filled with twists and turns. In Tieiten's debut, she created Maple, a woman who can't be trifled with based on the innovative woman who changed the face of forensics science. Set time aside for this one. You won't be able to figure it out and you don't want to be interrupted."
The Last Caretaker (2023)
Jessica Strawser
"The Last Caretaker is the best kind of book: important, surprising, brave. You'll want all your friends to read it."
All We Could Still Have (2023)
Diane Barnes
"With wry precision, Diane Barnes tackles what it's like to be in a good marriage stretched to its very limits by desire, betrayal, and the definition of family. All We Could Still Have begs the question: Does deep struggle always signal a red flag to the end? Or, is it the very foils of being human that turn a good marriage into a great one? I read this book in one night, holding my breath until the very last line."
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