Lily King is the New York Times bestselling author of five novels: THE PLEASING HOUR (1999), THE ENGLISH TEACHER (2005), FATHER OF THE RAIN (2010), EUPHORIA (2014) and WRITERS & LOVERS (2020). Her latest book is FIVE TUESDAYS IN WINTER, her first collection of short stories. Her work has won numerous prizes and awards, including the Kirkus Prize, the New England Book Award for Fiction (twice), The Maine Fiction Award (twice), a Whiting Award, and the B&N Discover Award. She has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and an alternate for the PEN/Hemingway. Lily lives in Portland, Maine.

Books by Lily King

Writers & Lovers

by Lily King - Fiction

Following the breakout success of her critically acclaimed and award-winning novel, EUPHORIA, Lily King returns with an unforgettable portrait of an artist as a young woman.

Euphoria

by Lily King - Fiction, Historical Fiction

Set between two world wars and inspired by events in the life of revolutionary anthropologist Margaret Mead, EUPHORIA is an enthralling story of passion, possession, exploration and sacrifice from accomplished author Lily King.