Holly Brickley

Hello! I’m a writer, mostly of fiction. My novel DEEP CUTS is out now in the US, Canada, and the UK, and is coming soon in 13 other languages. Deep Cuts is also being adapted into an A24 film starring Saoirse Ronan and Austin Butler.

I was born and raised in Hope, British Columbia, a tiny town surrounded by mountains (fun fact: they filmed the first Rambo movie there). At 18 I moved to the States, studying English at UC Berkeley and then getting an MFA in Fiction at Columbia University. Instead of putting this education to any sort of literary use, I spent the next decade running around San Francisco and New York, working in trend research and branding, and basically making a career of going out. I now live with my husband and two daughters in a creaky old house in Portland, Oregon, where I prefer to stay in, and write.

Photo taken by Susan Seubert at the great Sandy Hut bar (I still go out sometimes).

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  • While supplies last, US residents can order signed copies from Books are Magic in NYC. Order here — and mention in the Notes field that you’d like a signed copy!

  • I mean, it’s not like I’m one of the Wilson Phillips ladies or something. But I grew up with music in a way that is, I think, unique.

    My dad Chuck Brickley, known these days as a haiku poet, wrote songs in the 80’s and 90’s. Three were nominated for Juno awards. It would be difficult to overstate my dad’s influence on the way I hear and interpret music. Here is one of my favorite Chuck Brickley songs, if you’re interested. And here is his breathtaking poetry.

    My uncle Tim Brickley is also a talented songwriter and musician. As a teenager I loved hanging out in the back of his Indianapolis recording studio, Hit City. Here is my favorite Tim Brickley song.

  • I don’t know, but it’s not me!

    (Truly, it’s not).

  • I hope so! The best way to get timely news is to follow me on Instagram @hollybrick.