Amy Shearn author biography, plus links to books by Amy Shearn.

Amy Shearn

Amy Shearn is the award-winning author of the critically-acclaimed novels Dear Edna Sloane, Unseen City, The Mermaid of Brooklyn, and How Far Is the Ocean from Here. She has worked as an editor for Medium, JSTOR, and Condé Nast, among other organizations, and her work has appeared in the New York Times, "Modern Love" column, Slate, Real Simple, Martha Stewart Living, O, the Oprah Magazine, Poets & Writers Magazine, Literary Hub, The Millions, The Rumpus, and other publications. Amy Shearn has an MFA from the University of Minnesota, and lives in Brooklyn with her two children.

This biography was last updated on 03/18/2025.

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