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Leah Weiss

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Born

in Williamston, NC, The United States

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http://www.leahweiss.com

Genre

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery

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Barbara Kinsolver, Harper Lee, Rick Bragg ...more

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May 2016

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Come visit me at LeahWeiss.com where you can subscribe to my CREEKRISE author news. You'll also find a longer version of my official bio:

Leah Weiss is a bestselling author born in eastern North Carolina and raised in the foothills of Virginia. She retired in 2015 from a 24-year career as an Executive Assistant at Virginia Episcopal School and published her debut novel, IF THE CREEK DON’T RISE in August, 2017; it has sold over 100,000 copies. ALL THE LITTLE HOPES will be released in July 2021. It is a southern story of friendship forged by books and bees, when the timeless troubles of growing up meet the murky shadows of WWII. Leah writes full time, enjoys meeting with book clubs, and speaking about writing and publishing later in life, afte ...more

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I attended your session at the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville - loved the panel and LOVED If the Creek Don't Rise which I devoured in two days! I think that there is plenty of room left in the world for a whole shelf full of books authored by Leah Weiss. Any chance that Sadie Blue will appear in another one?

Leah Weiss So glad you loved the book! I’m not sure what my next project is, I have 2 in mind that I think about a lot. Stay tuned to find out which one wins!

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When I first started reading your book I thought you had somehow found out my life story and written a story about my family and our life in the Kentucky hills. I could not put it down and when we did a review of If the creek don't rise and you skyped with our group I was thrilled. You captured mountain life in the 70's as if you had lived it. Thank you so much for an amazing read and I hope to hear more from you?

Leah Weiss Thank you, Pamela! I am wrapping up an intense book tour year and have started my next novel in earnest. (The life of a writer isn't as free-flowing a…moreThank you, Pamela! I am wrapping up an intense book tour year and have started my next novel in earnest. (The life of a writer isn't as free-flowing as one would think. ) Thank you for loving my first work!(less)

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Average rating: 4.03 · 35,055 ratings · 3,813 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	If the Creek Don't Rise 4.01 avg rating — 27,392 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All the Little Hopes 4.12 avg rating — 6,710 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Creek, The Crone, and the Crow 3.77 avg rating — 940 ratings — published 2026 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Creek, The Crone, and the Crow: A Novel 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Leah Weiss made a comment on Lorelei’s review of The Creek, The Crone, and the Crow " Thank you, Pennie, for your insight. I am honored that my words resonated so deeply. "
Jan 26, 2026 10:12AM · see review

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“She's finding out she don't know much, and that's gonna make her feel lost for a spell. All her book smarts is worth a handful of nothing when it comes to real truths.”
― Leah Weiss, If the Creek Don't Rise

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“Times like these I wonder if I ever been happy. From the start there's been a film of dingy on my days.... I see some folks walk easy and carry peace on their shoulders, but I been chained to a iron life.”
― Leah Weiss, If the Creek Don't Rise

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“If you don’t believe in God Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, before you read National Geographic, you will after.”
― Leah Weiss, If the Creek Don't Rise

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Polls

May Side Read Nominations ~ 1st Poll
Top 5 Books move onto final round

Beneath a Scarlet Sky

by Mark T. Sullivan

7 votes, 20.6%

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

by Robert Dugoni

5 votes, 14.7%

A Place for Us

by Fatima Farheen Mirza

5 votes, 14.7%

Rules of Civility

by Amor Towles

3 votes, 8.8%

If The Creek Don't Rise

by Leah Weiss

3 votes, 8.8%

The Outsider

by Stephen King

3 votes, 8.8%

Britt-Marie Was Here

by Fredrik Backman

3 votes, 8.8%

Final Girls

by Riley Sager

3 votes, 8.8%

Modern Lovers

by Emma Straub

2 votes, 5.9%

The Cottingley Secret

by Hazel Gaynor

0 votes, 0.0%

34 total votes

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