Danielle Trussoni is a New York Times and Internationally bestselling author of seven books. She has been the chair jurist of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and a book columnist for The New York Times Book Review. Her novels have been translated into over thirty languages. She has lived in Japan, England, Bulgaria, France, The United States and Mexico. She currently lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, with her family.

DANIELLE TRUSSONI

1998

Yoshi-Machi

Danielle lives in Yoshi-Machi Japan as an English teacher while writing what would eventually become her first book.

2000-2002

Iowa Writers Workshop

Attends the prestigious Iowa Writers Workshop where she received a MFA in Fiction.

2005

Michener Copernicus Society of America

Recieves The Michener Copernicus Society of America Fellowship.

2006

Falling Through The Earth

Falling Through the Earth, a memoir about her relationship with her father, a tunnel rat in the Vietnam War, is published and named one of the Ten Best Books of the Year by The New York Times Book Review.

2007

NPR Interview

Danielle is interviewed on NPR. Listen here

2010

Angelology

Danielle’s first novel, Angelology, is published in over 30 languages, and becomes a New York Times and international bestseller.

2013

Angelopolis

Angelopolis, the sequel to Angelology, is a New York Times bestseller.

2016

The Fortress

The Fortress, Danielle’s second memoir, is published.

2020

The Ancestor

The Ancestor, a novel that O Magazine called “One of the Best Gothic Novels of All Time” is published.

2023

The Puzzle Master

The Puzzle Master is published.