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
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Award winning historian Nathaniel Philbrick stopped by to meet one of his biggest fans, our granddaughter Annie, who has read many of his books!
Jessica Douglas, maternity nurse at Nantucket cottage Hospital, got the very first bound galley of Nantucket Christmas Stroll, which comes out in a beautiful jacket September 29.
Nantucket Christmas Stroll will be available on September 29th. Be sure to reserve your copy today.
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Check out my Substack column,
https://nancythayer.substack.com
Today is All Ages at Once. No fee.
My. family were at the beach yesterday and saw someone reading my novel BEACHCOMBERS!
Last night, waited for my granddaughter in the Hyline office. Outside it was pouring rain.#Nantucket#summerbooks
Want to be carried away? This is the book for you. Have a wonderful weekend!
Coming soon!
Nantucket Christmas Stroll will be available on September 29th.
Reserve your copy today!
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Welcome to Christmas in July!
This photo was taken very early in the 80s after I married Charley and we bought our old house on Orange Street. It was two blocks away from my exceedingly proper mother-in-law, Martha. I had painted the dining room red by myself and this was probably the first time we used it. Martha was coming and she liked formality and I wanted to please her. My friend Jill made me the apron and I always loved wearing it.
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Tomorrow, July 14, my friend Brooke Lee Foster`s wonderful novel Our Last Vineyard Summer comes out in paperback! This is the perfect beach read. I`m not the only fan--look what others are saying:
"A rich new voice in historical fiction." — PARADE magazine
"A fiercely unforgettable heroine." — Entertainment Weekly
"Begins with innocent intrigue, segues into a love triangle.."— People Magazine
Glamour girl/librarian Misty arrives in Nantucket and visits the Nantucket Atheneum research library with Lincoln Thurber.
