Mackenzie M. Reed

Author. Reader. Storyteller.

Hey, I’m Mackenzie.

I’m a reader, storyteller, content creator, pizza enthusiast, over-user of em dashes, and writer of YA thrillers featuring clever teens making questionable choices, including my debut novel, THE ROSEWOOD HUNT. I appreciate you taking a second to visit my world. Stay awhile?

Learn more about me!

Books.

I’ve been a writer my entire life, but lately I’ve found a cozy nook in the YA thriller space and my debut novel THE ROSEWOOD HUNT is out now! It’s perfect for fans of Karen McManus’ thrilling mysteries and Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ The Inheritance Games.

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View fullsize turned in first pass pages this week so celebrated by getting a new book, of course📚 if you’re in Rochester, be sure to check out @bookeaterroc! They had their grand opening today and have the cutest location in the south wedge. The downstair
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View fullsize checkmate, I couldn’t lose♟️ eras photo dump coming in late because I needed 3-5 business days to process. swipe to the end to see me lose my marbles when she started playing gold rush ps. — If I had to pitch my book using only Taylor
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View fullsize next stop ➡️ eras tour✨ let it be written in stone (IG caption? same difference) that if one of the surprise songs is gold rush, that’s Taylor Swift personally giving everyone a sign to add The Rosewood Hunt on goodreads because I played that
View fullsize first pass pages have arrived for The Rosewood Hunt and I am thriving🥳 for anyone unfamiliar, pass pages are the point when authors get to see their book formatted like a ~real~ book. And it is so COOL!! Receiving first pass pages has been an autho
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