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Carley Fortune

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Carley Fortune
Born (1984-02-07) February 7, 1984 (age 42)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
EducationToronto Metropolitan University
Years active2022–present
Website
carleyfortune.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

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Every Summer After series

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

Other novels

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Awards and recognition

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References

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  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.