Her gets a delicious new look for its US paperback release

Her has been shortlisted for the Encore Award for best second novel

'A new generation of female suspense novelists — writers like Megan Abbott, Tana French, Harriet Lane and Gillian Flynn — are redefining contemporary crime fiction with character-driven narratives that defy genre conventions. Their novels dig into social issues, feature complex women who aren’t purely victims or vixens, and create suspense with subtle psychological developments and … Continue Reading ››

'I wrote myself a purpose. I wrote myself back into the world. To find this fantastic new freedom has been an amazing surprise, one of the great true surprises of my adult life.' For The Atlantic's By Heart slot, Harriet spoke to Joe Fassler about Larkin, the relationship between fear and fiction, and the power … Continue Reading ››

'You won’t find any bodies down alleyways in Her or Alys, Always. You won’t find any bodies, come to that. No police tape strung across doors, no screwed-up detectives drinking bad coffee, no alibis that come unstuck at the eleventh hour. Just people living apparently unremarkable lives: going to the office or the supermarket, having people … Continue Reading ››

'I’m not at all interested in stitching it all up neatly for my readers. I like an engaged reader, and that’s the sort I write for: someone who wants the clues and wants to assemble their own answer.' You can find Megan Labrise's interview with Harriet here

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'Eventually reality overshadows the horror, but I know the horror is there. And I'm sure that has something to do with the sort of books that I write. There's the surface, and then there's something underneath. And it does feel very real to me, the scariness.' Harriet discusses Her with Kevin Nance here

These are the books Harriet enjoyed most this year. Bliss and Other Stories/The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield, My Grandmothers and I by Diana Holman-Hunt, The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst by Nicholas Tomalin and Ron Hall, and The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (even better second time around, if such … Continue Reading ››

In the run-up to US publication in January 2015, here are trade reviews of Her from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus