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.
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Romance, Gay Romance
New and upcoming books
Novels
Sizzle Reel (2023)
Time Out (2023) (with Sean Hayes)
Director's Cut (2024)
Murder Land (2025)
What Happened to Those Girls (2026)
Time Out (2023) (with Sean Hayes)
Director's Cut (2024)
Murder Land (2025)
What Happened to Those Girls (2026)
Carlyn Greenwald recommends
Girl Next Door (2025)
Rachel Meredith
"Charming, funny, and endlessly romantic, Meredith ties together a beautiful story about second chances, redemption, and the power of the written word. It was a joy to watch her perfectly rendered, flawed protagonist dance around secrets and a love she's finally ready to experience. I was biting my nails as much as I was swooning."
Rules for Ghosting (2024)
Shelly Jay Shore
"As unabashedly queer as it is loudly and beautifully Jewish, Rules for Ghosting is one of the most unique, poignant novels I've read in a long, long time. Ezra's journey through self, complicated family dynamics, and opening up to new love was one I'll never forget. Throw in a looming ghost or two and this book truly has it all."
Love and Other Conspiracies (2024)
Mallory Marlowe
"A technicolor love letter to cryptids, paranormal enthusiasts, and everyone who's spent a night going down conspiracy rabbit holes, Love and Other Conspiracies dares to ask 'are monster hunters, in all their nerdiness, sexy?' and the answer is a resounding yes! Buoyed by vivid, complex leads, this hilarious, whip-smart, and tender story changes the game for rom-coms."
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