Barbara Delinsky is a renowned American author, known for her romance novels, dramatic novels, and literary fiction. She is a lifelong resident of New England, where many of her stories are set. Delinsky decided to try her hand at writing after reading an article about female writers, and it only took her three months to research, plot, write, and sell her first novel. Her writing career has been highly successful, with over 30 million copies of her novels in print and translations into 25 different languages.
Delinsky is one of the New York Times Bestselling authors, with a reputation for her captivating romance novels and great writing. She has written over half a century of books under her own name and also uses two other pen names for writing steamy Silhouette collections. Her notable series include "The Victoria Lesser" and "The Dream: Crosslyn Rise." Her books have captivated readers worldwide, with millions of copies sold around the globe.
Delinsky was born and raised in suburban Boston. She lost her mother at a young age, which was a defining event in her childhood. She took piano, flute, and ballroom dancing lessons and attended summer camp. After graduating from Tufts University with a B.A. in Psychology and Boston College with an M.A. in Sociology, she worked as a researcher with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and as a photographer and reporter for the Belmont Herald. Delinsky became a writer by chance when she happened upon a newspaper article about female writers. She spent three months researching, plotting, and writing her first book, which sold. Her novels focus on the emotional crises that people face in their lives, and she has been blessed with eager readers who have put her books on major bestseller lists.
Delinsky's novels are character-driven studies of marriage, parenthood, sibling rivalry, and friendship. She has published many New York Times bestsellers, including "A Week at the Shore," "Before and Again," "Blueprints," "Sweet Salt Air," "Escape," and "Not My Daughter." Her books have sold nearly forty million copies worldwide, including translations into thirty languages. Delinsky is particularly drawn to exploring themes of motherhood, marriage, sibling rivalry, and friendship. She is a breast cancer survivor who lost her mother to the disease when she was eight. She compiled the non-fiction book "Uplift: Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors," donating the proceeds to her charitable foundation, which funds an ongoing research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Delinsky enjoys knitting, photography, and cats. She interacts with her readers through her website, social media platforms, and Twitter as @BarbaraDelinsky.