Jennifer McMahon: podcast appearances and interviews

Jennifer McMahon, born in 1968 in Hartford, Connecticut, is an American novelist with a background in poetry from Vermont College and a degree from Goddard College. She has resided in Vermont, living in Barre and currently in Montpelier. McMahon is known for her suspenseful novels, including her debut Promise Not to Tell, which was published by Harper Paperbacks in April 2007. The novel has been described as part mystery-thriller and part ghost story and has been translated into multiple languages including German, French, and Italian. Her subsequent novels include Island of Lost Girls, published in April 2008 and a New York Times Bestseller, and Dismantled, released in June 2009. Dismantled received a Lambda Literary Award nomination and has been published internationally. In 2011, McMahon published the suspense novel Don't Breathe a Word through HarperCollins. In addition to her adult fiction, she authored a book of lesbian teen fiction titled My Tiki Girl, released in May 2008 by Dutton Children’s and included in the American Library Association’s 2009 Rainbow List. McMahon is known to live with her partner, Drea, and their daughter, Zella. Currently, she holds the position of Director of Human Resources for the City of St. Charles, bringing her professional expertise into the municipal sphere.