Carley Fortune

Carley Fortune
Born (1984-02-07) February 7, 1984
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EducationToronto Metropolitan University
OccupationAuthor
Writing career
LanguageEnglish
Years active2022–present
Websitecarleyfortune.com

Carley Fortune (born February 7, 1984) is a Canadian writer from Toronto, Ontario, most noted for her 2022 and 2023 novels Every Summer After and Meet Me at the Lake.[1]

As a journalist, she has been a contributor and editor for Refinery29, The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, and Toronto Life. She published her debut novel Every Summer After in 2022.[2] Meet Me at the Lake followed in 2023;[3] the book made the bestseller lists in both Canada and the United States, and attracted widespread press when it was optioned by Archewell for development as a film.[4]

Meet Me at the Lake was selected for the 2024 edition of Canada Reads, where it was defended by Mirian Njoh.[5] In August 2024, her follow-up novel This Summer will be Different, a romance set in Prince Edward Island,[6] topped the Canadian fiction bestseller list.[7] In 2025, she published One Golden Summer.[8] In 2026, she published Our Perfect Storm.[9][10]

In 2024, Amazon Prime Video announced an adapation of Fortune's Every Summer After.[11] The series, Every Year After, premiered on June 10, 2026.[12]

Bibliography

Every Summer After series

  • —— (2022). Every Summer After. Berkley Books. ISBN 978-0593438534.
  • —— (2025). One Golden Summer. Berkley Books. ISBN 978-0593638927.

Other novels

  • —— (2023). Meet Me At The Lake. Berkley Books. ISBN 978-0593438558.
  • —— (2024). This Summer Will Be Different. Berkley Books. ISBN 978-0593638880.
  • —— (2026). Our Perfect Storm. Berkley Books. ISBN 978-0593953242.

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ↑ Laing, Sarah (May 15, 2024). "Carley Fortune had a surreal year. The Toronto author's 'Meet Me at the Lake' sold millions. Then Prince Harry and Meghan came calling". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  2. ↑ Doolittle, Robyn (May 13, 2022). "How Carley Fortune's hometown inspired Every Summer After". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  3. ↑ Dundas, Deborah (May 3, 2023). "'Every Summer After' author Carley Fortune heads back to the lake". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  4. ↑ Sachdeva, Maanya (August 8, 2023). "Harry and Meghan partner with author to adapt her novel for Netflix". The Independent. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Meet the Canada Reads 2024 contenders". CBC Books. January 11, 2024.
  6. ↑ "This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune". CBC Books. March 27, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  7. ↑ "What Canadian books are popular right now? Check out this week's bestsellers". CBC Books. September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  8. ↑ "In Conversation With... Carley Fortune". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  9. ↑ McGee, Madison (April 29, 2026). "Carley Fortune's New Book Is One of the Best Romances I've Ever Read". Country Living. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  10. ↑ Mulroy, Clare (May 5, 2026). "Carley Fortune teases 'Every Year After' TV adaptation, debuts 'Our Perfect Storm'". USA TODAY. Retrieved June 8, 2026.
  11. ↑ Otterson, Joe (July 31, 2024). "'Every Summer After': Series Adaptation of Carley Fortune Novel Ordered at Amazon Titled 'Every Year After'". Variety. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Love Returns to the Lake: Prime Video's Every Year After Reveals First Look at a Story of Second Chances". Amazon MGM Studios (Press release). March 23, 2026. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Best Books for Adults 2022". New York Public Library. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
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