Meet Nancy
Learn more about author Nancy Thayer: her life on Nantucket, bestselling novels, and the inspiration behind her stories.
Celebrating the Everyday Joys (and Little Surprises) That Bring Us Together
The author of 38 novels, Nancy Thayer has spent nearly four decades finding warmth, humor, and connection in the simple moments that make life extraordinary. A longtime Nantucket resident, she fills her world and her writing with family, friendship, and the occasional serendipitous twist that reminds us to laugh, love, and look around.
Nancy lives in Nantucket with her husband Charley Walters and their spoiled cat Callie. Sometimes they invite their thousands of grandchildren to visit. She loves libraries, bookstores, and zoom parties.
Her novels have appeared on the New York Times best-seller lists, in Redbook, Good Housekeeping and Cosmo UK, and are translated into many languages.
Her novel Let It Snow was made into a Hallmark Christmas movie entitled Nantucket Noel in 2021.
A Fellow at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference in 1983, she was awarded the RT 2015 Career Achievement Award for Mainstream Fiction.
Critical Acclaim
Invite Nancy to Your Next Gathering
Nancy loves connecting with readers, book clubs, libraries, and community groups. For inquiries about talks, readings, or event appearances, feel free to reach out! She’d be delighted to hear from you.
Short Takes, Long Smiles
Follow Nancy on Instagram
My amazing daughter Sam, her husband Tommy, and my hero Charley, who drove us to western Massachusetts and back!
Emmett, Moses (Adeline`s friend), Adeline, and already rising junior in college at Adeline`s graduation Thursday.
Waiting for fast ferry, going home after granddaughter’s high school graduation!
On our way to our first summer feast with good friends! #Nantucket #nantucket summer #Nantucket writer
My Top 5 Horror Movies! What are yours? #nancythayerbooks #top5horrormovies
My husband is having his lunch bunch here today. Our 1840s house has small rooms and lots of fireplaces.The dining room table was his grandfather’s dining room table so it looks better with the tablecloth on it and Charley is doing the cooking! I’m going to lunch with a friend.
One week, three countries, three novels, all wonderful!
I love this book and the ending is ferociously fascinating and it’s way past my bedtime! What shall I do?
Does anyone know what kind of spider this is? It had a gray streak down its back. It came right up to me on my desk--I was about to reach for the pen. I tried to scare it away but it didn`t budge. I killed it and I`m so sorry. I know house spiders aren`t poisonous. I tried to match it with spider photos but can`t find one like this.
There may be trouble ahead! #NantucketWriter #NantucketCat#IcedCoffee
It was so wonderful to meet T.J. And her charming husband at Mitchell’s today. They had come from Kentucky and spent three days on the island and the weather has been great all three days. She has read all of my books. Probably the smartest woman I’ve ever met!
