Colleen Oakley

Colleen Oakley is the USA Today bestselling author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise, The Invisible Husband of Frick Island, You Were There Too, Close Enough to Touch, and Before I Go. Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages around the world, lauded by numerous magazines including People, Us Weekly, Library Journal, and Real Simple, and won multiple awards including Georgia Author of the Year. Her sixth novel Jane and Dan at the End of the World will be published by Berkley/Penguin in March 2025 and has been named a most anticipated book by People, Brit & Co, BookBub, Zibby Media, NerdDaily, SheKnows, The AJC and more!. A former magazine editor for Women's Health & Fitness and Marie Claire, Colleen lives in Atlanta with her husband, four children, four chickens, and a mutt named Baxter.