#1 New York Times bestselling author Josie Silver spoke to me about the laptop that changed her life, overcoming adversity early on, and her latest ghost-hunting rom-com CRAZY SPOOKY LOVE.

Josie Silver is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December, The Two Lives of Lydia Bird, One Night on the Island, and A Winter in New York, and her books have been published in over 25 languages.

Her latest novel, CRAZY SPOOKY LOVE (September 2, 2025), features a plucky medium, her fame-chasing ex, and an infuriatingly handsome skeptic reporter in a ghost-hunting series full of romance and humor.

Although Josie Silver burst onto the scene with her smash-hit debut romance, One Day in December in 2018, she had published books before—just under a different name, and never in the U.S. She tells me that story here.

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In this file Josie Silver and I discussed:

How she wrote on maternity leave, won a contest, and got an agent

Why she couldn’t imagine doing anything else amidst multiple rejections

The need for authors to reinvent themselves often

How her latest protagonist strolled into her imagination fully formed

Rewriting a previously published work for a new set of editors

And a lot more!

Show Notes:

josiesilver.com

Crazy Spooky Love: A Melody Bittersweet Novel (Melody Bittersweet, 1) – September 2, 2025 – by Josie Silver (Amazon)

Josie Silver Amazon Author Page

Josie Silver on Twitter/X

Josie Silver on Instagram

Kelton Reid on Twitter

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