Novelist. Journalist. Wordsmith.

Shelley Wood is a Canadian writer and journalist. Her second novel, The Leap Year Gene, made the Toronto Star and Globe & Mail bestseller lists when it was published by HarperCollins Canada and Union Square Press (US) in August 2024.
Her first novel, The Quintland Sisters, debuted as a #1 bestseller in Canada when it was published in Canada and the United States (William Morrow) in March 2019. It landed the #7 spot on the top 10 list of 2019 Canadian bestsellers.


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News & Events

The Canadian and US editions of The Leap Year Gene (Canada; HarperCollins), and The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley (United States; Union Square Press) were published August 6, 2024. On shelves now!

Information on book launches, readings, and festival appearances can be found under News & Events.