Sharon Kurtzman’s debut historical novel, The Lost Baker of Vienna, was published in August 2025 by Pamela Dorman Books/Viking and was inspired by the World War II and postwar experiences of her family. Her novel was a Book of the Month Add-on pick for August 2025, one of Zibby Owens’s Most Anticipated Books for 2025, and a Bookreporter.com Bets On selection. It will be published in six languages and in over a dozen countries.
Prior to becoming an author, Sharon has been an television audience research analyst, television ad salesperson, publicist, food writer, the official escort to Danger Mouse at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and a judge at a Chicken Soup Cook-off. Sharon earned her MFA in Fiction from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and her undergraduate degree from Syracuse University. She lives in North Carolina with her husband; they have two adult children.
Visit her online at https://sharonkurtzman.com/
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