Lynda Rutledge

Lynda Rutledge is the bestselling author of West with Giraffes, translated into 16 languages and selected by Library of Congress-affiliated Texas Center for the Book as their 2023 Great Read. She’s also the author of Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale, winner of the 2013 Writers League of Texas Fiction Award which was adapted into a 2019 French film starring Catherine Deneuve and the newly-released Mockingbird Summer set in 1964 on the eve of the Sixties' massive cultural change. She holds a BA and MA in American literature and an MFA in creative writing. In her eclectic career before becoming a novelist, she was a full-time professional writer––a freelance journalist, copywriter, film reviewer, book collaborator, and travel writer. After years residing in urban locales such as Chicago and San Diego, she currently lives with her husband outside Austin, Texas. For much more information about all her books as well as Lynda, visit her website: lynda at lyndarutledge dot com .