,
Readers' Most Anticipated Books for Spring
Stacy Willingham
71 ratings | 8 reviews | avg rating:5.00

Stacy’s Year In Books

year in books
Stacy’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Stacy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Go to Stacy’s 2024 Year in Books

Stacy Willingham’s Followers (14,208)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Stacy’s Bookshelves

read (241)
currently-reading (2)
to-read (162)
literary (4)
memoir-biography (2)
nonfiction (2)
other-nonfiction (0)
self-help (2)
thrillers (14)
writing (1)

Stacy’s Friends (1,892)

Libby
Libby
677 books | 122 friends

Emily |...
Emily | emilys_booknook_
1,008 books | 127 friends

Betsy G...
Betsy Gosnell
2,460 books | 84 friends

Amanda ...
Amanda Sykes
651 books | 14 friends

Alyssa ...
Alyssa Yvette Villarreal
654 books | 12 friends

Luann Vega
Luann Vega
530 books | 19 friends

Bree Ke...
Bree Kellenberger
365 books | 47 friends

Amy
Amy
1,082 books | 1,287 friends

More friends…

Stacy Willingham

Goodreads Author


Born
in The United States
Website

Twitter
svwillingham

Genre
Thriller, Fiction, Suspense

Member Since
December 2014

URL


Stacy Willingham is the New York Times, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of A Flicker in the Dark, All the Dangerous Things and Only If You're Lucky.

Her debut, A Flicker in the Dark, was a 2022 finalist for the Book of the Month's Book of the Year award, Goodreads Choice Best Debut award, Goodreads Choice Best Mystery & Thriller award, and ITW's Best First Novel award. Her work has been translated in more than thirty languages.

Before turning to fiction, she was a copywriter and brand strategist for various marketing agencies. She earned her B.A. in magazine journalism from the University of Georgia and M.F.A. in writing from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

She currently lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with her ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Stacy Willingham questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

How did you deal with the constant rejections? Where do you even start on how to find someone?
Stacy Willingham It takes a lot of time to learn that rejection isn't personal, even though it feels like it is in the beginning. Everything about reading is subjectiv…moreIt takes a lot of time to learn that rejection isn't personal, even though it feels like it is in the beginning. Everything about reading is subjective, so it started getting a lot easier once I realized that every rejection wasn't a rejection of ME or even my story; rather, that particular reader just wasn't my audience -- and that's okay! I don't fall in love with every book I read, either. Agents, especially, have to be extremely choosy when taking on a new client, so try to look at every rejection as you just slowly checking them off a giant master list, which means that with every rejection, you're getting closer and closer to the one that will eventually say yes. It's all progress.

When you're first getting started, make sure you're doing a lot of research on each agent before reaching out. Look for agents who represent the genre in which you write, and maybe even have some authors in their clientele who write in a similar way. Check out their Publishers Marketplace profile and see if they are talking about their "manuscript wishlist" on Twitter; that way, you can personalize your query and let the agent know that you chose them specifically, as opposed to sending out a mass query letter to every single one.

Good luck!(less)
flag
When I read A Flicker in the Dark I was amazed to find this was your first novel. The way you write had me guessing you had many other novels under you belt. I am astonished. Keep them coming you have a true gift. Can we expect the same sort of twist and turns in All the Dangerous Things?
Stacy Willingham Thank you so much, April! Yes, my favorite part about writing thrillers is coming up with the twists, so there are several in All the Dangerous Things…moreThank you so much, April! Yes, my favorite part about writing thrillers is coming up with the twists, so there are several in All the Dangerous Things as well. I hope I'm lucky enough to keep writing many more!(less)
flag
See all 9 answers from Stacy Willingham…

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.98 · 822,770 ratings · 76,945 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors
A Flicker in the Dark
3.98 avg rating — 521,891 ratings — published 2022 — 76 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
All the Dangerous Things
4.05 avg rating — 243,427 ratings — published 2023 — 45 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Only If You're Lucky
3.56 avg rating — 56,920 ratings — published 2024
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Forget Me Not
4.36 avg rating — 161 ratings — expected publication 2025
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
A Flicker in the Dark / All...
by
4.44 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2023
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Only If You’re Lucky
3.65 avg rating — 126 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Minotaur Sampler, Volum...
by
4.43 avg rating — 75 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Forget Me Not: The gripping...
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Stacy Willingham Bestsellin...
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Willingham Thriller 4
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Stacy Willingham…

Related News

Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day, according to early...
Read more...
35 likes · 10 comments
At the beginning of each calendar month, Goodreads’ crack editorial squad assembles a list of the hottest and most popular new books...
Read more...
190 likes · 43 comments
Another year of books has come and gone, bringing those melancholy feelings of time passing, things changing, and mortality looming. The...
Read more...
854 likes · 416 comments

Stacy is Currently Reading

This Book Will Bu...
Stacy Willingham is currently reading
by Ashley Winstead (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

 
Mar 19, 2025 05:50PM
Dear Child
Stacy Willingham is currently reading
by Romy Hausmann (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

 
Mar 13, 2025 11:44AM

rss
Stacy’s Recent Updates

Stacy Willingham is now friends with Elisabeth
22 hours, 10 min ago  · 
Stacy Willingham finished reading
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
by Jonathan Haidt
Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Audiobook, Readers' Favorite Nonfiction
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Apr 02, 2025 11:02AM  · 5 likes · 
Stacy Willingham rated a book it was amazing
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
The Favorites
by Layne Fargo (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Mar 28, 2025 07:48AM  · 83 likes · 
Stacy Willingham started reading
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
by Jonathan Haidt
Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Audiobook, Readers' Favorite Nonfiction
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Mar 25, 2025 01:38PM  · 7 likes · 
Stacy Willingham wants to read
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
Katabasis
by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Mar 24, 2025 02:00PM  · 5 likes · 
Stacy Willingham wants to read
Middletide by Sarah Crouch
Middletide
by Sarah Crouch (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Mar 23, 2025 07:17AM  · 4 likes · 
Stacy Willingham wants to read
We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
We Are All Guilty Here
by Karin Slaughter (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Mar 21, 2025 12:15PM  · 9 likes · 
Stacy Willingham finished reading
A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall
A Killing Cold
by Kate Alice Marshall (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Mar 21, 2025 12:10PM  · 10 likes · 
Stacy Willingham started reading
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
The Favorites
by Layne Fargo (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Mar 19, 2025 06:24PM  · 13 likes · 
Stacy Willingham started reading
This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead
This Book Will Bury Me
by Ashley Winstead (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Mar 19, 2025 05:50PM  · 5 likes · 
More of Stacy's books…
Quotes by Stacy Willingham  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“There are so many subtle ways we women subconsciously protect ourselves throughout the day; protect ourselves from shadows, from unseen predators. From cautionary tales and urban legends. So subtle, in fact, that we hardly even realize we’re doing them.”
― Stacy Willingham, A Flicker in the Dark
35 likes
Like

“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that, in the process, he does not become a monster. If you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
― Stacy Willingham, A Flicker in the Dark
27 likes
Like

“I had come to think of him as a library book, entering my life on rented time. Something that I could enjoy for a few hours, curled up and comfortable, devouring as much of him as possible before our time was up. And because he wasn't mine, I couldn't scribble in the margins or write my name on the spine; I couldn't leave my mark on him in any discernable way.”
― Stacy Willingham, All the Dangerous Things
11 likes
Like

Polls

More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Crazy Challenge C...: May 2018 SPELL Challenge - National Beverage Day 143 76 May 19, 2019 12:24PM  
Crazy Challenge C...: Oscars Through the Years 832 132 Mar 22, 2021 08:45PM  
Around the Year i...: Geri’s 2022 ATY Reading Challenge 13 47 Oct 16, 2021 09:24PM  
Crazy Challenge C...: Fall 2018 SPELL Challenge - An Apple a Day 197 117 Nov 23, 2021 06:13PM  
Around the Year i...: Rogue's 2022 bookshelf - weekly plan 1 24 Dec 27, 2021 01:13PM  
2025 Reading Chal...: Rika's Corner 12 160 Jan 03, 2022 01:16AM  

Stacy’s Friend Comments




Comments (showing 1-1)    post a comment »
dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by ♥︎ Heather ⚔(Semi-Hiatus)
Jan 22, 2024 08:53AM

♥︎ Heather ⚔(Semi-Hiatus) Thank you for the friendship Stacey! Love your books, amazing author! I know your most recent one just came out but I read it as an ARC so needless to say I'm already anticipating your next one! 😅🩷 Have a fantastic day!


back to top