Jillian Cantor

Jillian Cantor has a BA in English from Penn State University and an MFA from the University of Arizona. She is the USA Today and internationally bestselling author of eleven novels for teens and adults, which have been chosen for LibraryReads, Indie Next, Amazon Best of the Month, and have been translated into 13 languages. Jillian’s next historical novel for adults, Half Life, will be out in March 2021, followed by Beautiful Little Fools in January 2022. Born and raised in a suburb of Philadelphia, Cantor currently lives in Arizona with her husband and two sons.

Jillian can be found at jilliancantor.com.

Charitable Organization: Center for Reproductive Rights

TESTIMONIALS

“I am a better, more confident writer thanks to Jillian's coaching and mentoring. I began our work together with an idea for a novel and a rough, incomplete draft of two scenes. Jillian created space and trust for us to work together. She provided valuable feedback and suggestions, pointed me toward useful resources, and talked me through ideas. When we finished I had 40,000 words, character profiles, and an outline for the novel. Most important was my shift from a lifelong reader who wrote as a hobby to a writer who is dedicated and disciplined about her project and committed to bringing it into the world. The experience was so transformational that I am signing on for another series with Jillian.”

—Kathryn Wilder

Praise FOR JILLIAN’S WORK

"Jillian Cantor's beautifully written Half Life is a poignant exploration of ambition, family, gender, and love. I couldn't put down this tender, nuanced, and inspiring novel. This is a book for anyone who's ever been torn by conflicting passions and loyalties; in other words, this is a book for all of us. A dazzling must-read."— Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee and Girl in Translation)

“Inventive . . . Cantor’s ‘what-if’ story combines historical fiction with mounting suspense and romance, but above all, it is an ode to the adoration and competition between sisters.” —O, the Oprah Magazine
 
The Code for Love and Heartbreak (YA)

“I wholeheartedly recommend this book to any young person with a love of classics or a love of numbers.” –NPR