Brenda Novak

New York Times Bestselling Author

December's Brenda Novak Book Box

October's Brenda Novak Book Box

Anyone else excited for spooky season? The two 20″ x 20″ ghost pillow covers going into October’s Brenda Novak Book Boxes turned out so perfect!
Can’t wait for you to get yours? 

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Christmas Party

Our annual Christmas Party takes place on December 11th via a Facebook live video at 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET on the Author Brenda Novak Facebook page.

Our 2025 Christmas ornament will be this darling Bookmas design! Isn’t it adorable?

December's Brenda Novak Book Box

Meet Me in Italy

Of all the books I’ve written, this is the cover I was most eager to see—and my publisher did not disappoint. Isn’t the cover for MEET ME IN ITALY spectacular?

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Meet Me In Italy *Sacramento Reader Weekend

Join me in Sacramento April 11th-12th, 2026 to be transported to Italy and celebrate my new release MEET ME IN ITALY! We’ll be having an Italian cooking demonstration, eating the food mentioned in MEET ME IN ITALY, going wine tasting, attending a book signing (with some surprise guests), goodie bags and so much more!

New & Upcoming Releases

Meet Me in Italy (cover art)

Available April 7, 2026

MEET ME IN ITALY
Trade Paperback

The Summer That Changed Everything Cover Art

Now Available

THE SUMMER THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
Trade Paperback

The Banned Books Club cover art

Now Available

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Trade Paperback

Tying the Knot cover art

Now Available

TYING THE KNOT
Whiskey Creek, Book 11

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October’s Brenda Novak Book Box

October’s Brenda Novak Book Box

Anyone else excited for spooky season? The two 20″ x 20″ ghost pillow covers going into October’s Brenda Novak Book Boxes turned out so perfect!

This box will also include an autographed hardcover of our October book group read, OUT OF THE WOODS by Gregg Olsen, tuxedo dipped chocolate pretzels, a “you’ve been boo’d” package and a spooky surprise item!

Can’t wait for you to get yours? Get your order in:

GET OCTOBER’S BOX

Cover reveal for MEET ME IN ITALY

Cover reveal for MEET ME IN ITALY

Of all the books I’ve written, this is the cover I was most eager to see—and my publisher did not disappoint. Isn’t the cover for MEET ME IN ITALY spectacular?

Last year, when we went for Alexa and Vinny’s wedding, we spent nearly a month in Italy—much of it on the Amalfi Coast—and I completely fell in love. The book is set in Praiano; I even included the very villa we stayed in. The view from San Gennaro Cathedral (Chiesa di San Gennaro), which sits in the heart of the village square in Vettica Maggiore, inspired the cover.

Pre-order your copy today!

It’s Christmas in July!

It’s Christmas in July!

This year will mark the sixth in our bookish Christmas ornament series created by the same company that makes the official White House Collectible ornaments.
Our 2025 ornament will be this darling Bookmas design! Isn’t it adorable? And doesn’t it represent all of us booklovers at Christmastime? LOL.

🎄 You can get the ornament on its own here:

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🎄Or you can get it as part of our Christmas Party Package:

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🎄 It will also come in December’s Brenda Novak Book Box, of course. You’ll want to grab the December box the minute we list it because they always go quickly! To be sure you get in on the fun, subscribe to the Brenda Novak Book Boxes today:

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Our annual Christmas Party takes place on December 11th via a Facebook live video at 5:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. ET on the Author Brenda Novak Facebook page.

Meet Me In Italy *Sacramento Reader Weekend

Meet Me In Italy *Sacramento Reader Weekend

Join me in Sacramento April 11th-12th, 2026 to be transported to Italy and celebrate my new release MEET ME IN ITALY! We’ll be having an Italian cooking demonstration, eating the food mentioned in MEET ME IN ITALY, going wine tasting, attending a book signing (with some surprise guests), goodie bags and so much more!

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Read the first three chapters from The Summer That Changed Everything

Read the first three chapters from The Summer That Changed Everything

She returned to prove her father’s innocence, but there’s no telling what she’ll find…

It’s been fifteen years since Lucy Sinclair saw her father. Fifteen long years since she sat in a courtroom and watched him sentenced to life in prison for the murder of three victims. Now she’s back in Virginia to talk to the man who destroyed her life, never expecting that there’s more to the story of what happened that fateful night…

READ THE FIRST THREE CHAPTERS

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Brenda Novak Book Boxes

These have been a HUGE hit! What’s inside? That’s different every month, but I can tell you this much — they will contain a print copy of the book we are reading for that month (autographed by the author!) or a substitute book of mine (generally one that is hard to find), at least two of my favorite things and a surprise gift that you won’t know about until you receive the box. One random person each month will receive an even “bigger” mystery gift. We will announce the contents for the next box at the first of each month, and you will be able to order it then or the day after (providing they’re not all gone). Payment is due by the 7th of the month. The box ships three weeks later, on the first of the following month. We sell out every month, so grab yours early.

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