Emma Mills

It took her two years to sell her first published novel, First & Then. She has stated that This Adventure Ends was partially inspired by The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg.^[3]

First & Then^[4] and Lucky Caller^[5] received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews. Lucky Caller^[6] and Foolish Hearts^[7] received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly.

Kirkus wrote in the review of Lucky Caller: "Mills [...] truly excels at creating vivid characters that will tear at readers’ heartstrings."^[5] Publishers Weekly wrote that Mills "delivers a well-crafted, bittersweet comedy of errors filled with realistically flawed characters and taut, witty dialogue."^[6]

• Something Close to Magic. Atheneum Books, 2023.^[8][9]
• Lucky Caller. Henry Holt, 2020.^{[5][6][10][11]}
• Famous in a Small Town. Henry Holt, 2019.^[12][13]
• Foolish Hearts. Henry Holt, 2017.^{[14][7][15][16]}
• This Adventure Ends. Henry Holt, 2016.^{[17][18][19][20]}
• First & Then. Henry Holt, 2015.^{[4][21][22][23][24]}

• Official website
• Q&A with Publishers Weekly