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Carley Fortune

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Carley Fortune is the #1 New York Times and #1 Globe and Mail bestselling author of Every Summer After, Meet Me at the Lake, and This Summer Will Be Different. Her fourth novel, One Golden Summer comes out May 6, 2025. The book takes readers back to Barry's Bay, the setting of Every Summer After.

Carley is an award-winning journalist and worked as an editor at some of Canada’s top publications, including The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Toronto Life, and The Grid. She was most recently the Executive Editor of Refinery29 Canada.

Carley spent her young life in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, and in Barry’s Bay, a tiny lakeside town in rural Ontario.

Carley lives in Toronto with her husband and two sons. Follow her on Instagram @carleyfortune. ...more

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hi, are you planning on writing Charlie's book in the future? :)
Carley Fortune So many readers have asked me this one. I'm currently writing my second novel, and I hope to share more details about it later this summer. Spoiler: I…moreSo many readers have asked me this one. I'm currently writing my second novel, and I hope to share more details about it later this summer. Spoiler: It's not Charlie's story — or Sam's, Delilah's, Sue's, or anyone else from EVERY SUMMER AFTER. But never say never! Charlie was my favourite character to write, and I have a soft spot for him. (less)
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Did you spend time on a lake as a child growing up? Your descriptions of the lake and the magical summer feelings we experience as younger people were so clear and beautiful in your book! I loved every second of it.
Carley Fortune I did! And thank you so much. When I was in fourth grade, my family moved from Australia back to Canada. Instead of settling in Toronto, where I was b…moreI did! And thank you so much. When I was in fourth grade, my family moved from Australia back to Canada. Instead of settling in Toronto, where I was born, my parents decided to make our cottage in Barry's Bay our home. Readers of EVERY SUMMER AFTER will know that Barry's Bay serves as the setting for the book. I grew up much like Sam does in the book. We lived down a dirt road, in the middle of the bush, on Kamaniskeg Lake. Most of the homes on the road were cottages, but we were year-round residents. I spent my summers swimming and reading on the dock, and when I was older, working at my parents' restaurant in the evenings. In a lot of ways, ESA is a love letter to the Barry's Bay and Kamaniskeg Lake. (There really is a jumping rock!)

My parents sold the house ten or so years ago, but every summer, I rent a cottage in the area. In 2020, I stayed there for all of July and August and I was feeling very nostalgic for the summers of my youth — that's when I started writing ESA. (less)
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Every Summer After
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Carley Fortune answered Jenna's question:
Your books are some of my favorites. Out of all the ones you have wrote which one would you say is your "baby"? Also super excited for your new release, where is that one set?
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Oof! That's tough. I suppose Every Summer After is my baby because it's my first. If we're comparing books to infants, then Meet Me at the Lake was certainly my most difficult birthing experience!
Feb 19, 2025 04:37AM  · 17 likes · 
Carley Fortune answered Elsie Belisle's question:
Do you think This Summer Will Be Different would ever come out as a movie? I loved all of your books but this is my favorite one.
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Oh, I'm so glad. I'm so proud of This Summer Will Be Different. I can't share much, but the book has been optioned and I'm VERY excited about what lies ahead for (fingers crossed) seeing Lucy, Felix and Bridget on the screen.
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“Betrayals don’t cancel each other out. They just hurt more.”
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“I loved you so much that the word 'love' didn't seem big enough for how I felt.”
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“Some people are lucky like that. They meet their best friend, the love of their life, and are wise enough to never let go.”
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