Press Kit
Access the headshots, book cover images, and bios for author Lee Kelly.
For general questions, contact literary agent Katelyn Detweiler: katelyn@jillgrinbergliterary.com.
For questions about The Midnight Show, contact Lindsay Cook at Penguin Random House: ljcook@penguinradomhouse.com.
Author Photos
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Bios
Short Bio
Lee Kelly is the author of seven novels and numerous short stories and essays, including most recently The Midnight Show. She lives with her husband and two children outside Philadelphia, where you’ll find them engaged in one adventure or another.
Long Bio
Lee Kelly is the author of the acclaimed speculative fiction novels City of Savages, A Criminal Magic, and With Regrets. With Jennifer Thorne, she is also the co-author of The Antiquity Affair, The Starlets, My Fair Frauds, and The Midnight Show. Lee’s short fiction and essays have appeared in a variety of publications, and she holds her MFA degree from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. An entertainment lawyer by trade, Lee has practiced law in Los Angeles and New York. She lives with her husband and two children outside Philadelphia, where you’ll find them engaged in one adventure or another.
Book Covers
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Awards & Recognition
The Midnight Show (2026) – People Magazine Best Books of April, Marie Claire Most Anticipated Title of 2026
My Fair Frauds (2025) – Booklist Starred Review
The Starlets (2024) – Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Library Journal Starred Review
With Regrets (2023) – Featured on Skimm, SheReads, and BookRiot most anticipated release lists, Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Week
The Antiquity Affair (2023) – Featured on BookBub roundups for Best New Historical Mysteries, Mysteries Featuring Female Sleuths, and New Books About Archaeology
City of Savages (2015) – VOYA "Perfect Ten" Selection, VOYA Starred Review
A Criminal Magic (2016) – Optioned and developed for TV series by Warner Bros