Holly Brickley

Hello! I’m a writer, mostly of fiction. My novel DEEP CUTS is out now in the US, UK/Commonwealth, and in 15 other languages. Deep Cuts is also being adapted into an A24 film!

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).

For more background, here’s a personal essay I wrote about leaving SF — and see deepcutsbook.com to learn more about the book!

News

  • On June 22nd I’ll be at The Love Potion Library in San Francisco. Register for either the 6:30 or 7:30 events here: https://www.thelovepotionlibrary.com/#events

  • Deep Cuts comes out in paperback on March 3rd! I’ll be doing a few events:

    • PORTLAND OR: March 3rd, 6PM, at Broadway Books with Emma Pattee (just show up, but more info here)

    • BROOKLYN NY: March 13th, 7PM, at Books are Magic with Coco Mellors (TICKETED)

    • OAKLAND/SF: March 28, 4PM, at Clio’s Book Bar with Cari Borja (TICKETED)

  • Update: shooting has now wrapped!

  • Canadians, I’ll be at the Calgary Wordfest as well as the Vancouver Writers Festival.

  • I have a personal essay published in the journal Off Assignment, as part of their “Goodbye to That Place” column. I really love this piece, and this journal.

 Contacts

FAQs

  • 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 an obscenely talented songwriter, musician, singer and producer. 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 have zero involvement in casting decisions or hiring of any kind. I’m sorry!)

  • I hope so! I update here semi-regularly, but the best way to get timely news is to follow me on Instagram @hollybrick.