Bio
Wendy Wax, a former broadcaster, is the USA Today Bestselling author of sixteen novels and two novellas including the popular Ten Beach Road series.
Her novels revolve around journeys of self-discovery and the bonds of friendship that get us through the toughest times.
And while her characters deal with real life issues, Wax, like Mary Poppins, believes that a spoonful of humor helps the harsh realities go down. Booklist refers to her novels, which are intentionally light, as ‘her trademark form of fiction, the beach read with substance.’
After thirty plus years in Atlanta, she once again lives on the water on the west coast of Florida near the home she grew up in and Ten Beach Road’s fictional Bella Flora.
More About Wendy
Ten Beach Road and While We Were Watching Downton Abbey novelist Wendy Wax is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary women’s fiction.
She turned to fiction after a career in broadcasting as a television writer, producer and on-camera talent. Her claim to fame during this time was serving as the voice of the Publix Teller machines and hosting a live radio show called Desperate and Dateless. (She was both.)
Her sixteen novels and two novellas explore friendship, loyalty, self-discovery and the seemingly insurmountable challenges life sometimes presents. Born in St. Petersburg, Florida, she grew up on St. Pete Beach within spitting distance of the Gulf of Mexico. Appropriately enough, Wendy attended Sunshine Elementary School where recess and art class sometimes took place on the beach, and the highlight of every school year was the annual fish broil. Not surprisingly, some of her favorite Florida beaches were destined to become settings for her best selling fiction.
It’s hard to be a type-A personality when you grow up in such a laid-back environment, but somehow Wendy managed. Convinced that you were expected to know how to read before you showed up for kindergarten, she convinced a neighbor friend to teach her. She’s been devouring the written word ever since. Books, one of Wendy’s greatest treasures and best forms of escape, have had a major impact on her life and on her decision to create stories about women, friendship, family, and triumph over adversity leavened with her trademark honesty and humor.
USA Today has praised her ‘plucky women who rise to the occasion.’ Booklist said, “Fans of Jane Green and Mary Alice Monroe will adore Wax’s lively characters, witty dialogue, and heartfelt prose” and acknowledged her ability to tackle serious subjects with a light touch—”Wax offers her trademark form of fiction, the beach read with substance.”
She has won numerous writing awards including the RT Career Achievement Award for Mainstream Fiction and was honored by the City of St. Pete Beach in 2011 when the City Commission declared May 12th (which happened to be her mother’s birthday) “Wendy Wax Day.”