Title: The Good Girl
Author: Mary Kubica
Publisher: Harlequin MIRA
Genre: Thriller/Suspense
First released in hardcover in July 2014, The Good Girl—a story of a kidnapping gone wrong—made its first appearance on the New York Times bestseller list a full year after its initial release. It landed on the list a second time just prior to Christmas in the category of ebook fiction.
When asked what contributed to the book’s bestseller status, author Mary Kubica said: “I had just launched my second novel a week before, and I attribute the thrilling coup to a year’s worth of positive reviews and word of mouth, with phenomenal publicity leading up to Pretty Baby’s release [in July 2015], and a very successful ebook promotion to seal the deal a second time.”
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
