“Elizabeth Searle is an electric talent. Testing taboo limits, tuned to our pop culture pulsebeat, Searle creates spellbinding tales for our times.” Ann Hood, New York Times Bestselling Author
Elizabeth Searle writes fiction and scripts. She is the author of Lock Her Up and six previous books of fiction and a rock opera. She is also co-writer of a feature film, I’ll Show You Mine (Duplass Brothers Productions; available widely via streaming on AmazonPrime, Peacock & more). Elizabeth’s previous books include The Drama Room, a finalist for the Kirkus Indie Book Awards; A Four-Sided Bed, nominated for an ALA Book Award and in development for film, and My Body to You, Iowa Short Fiction Prize winner. Elizabeth’s feature film and her theater work, Tonya & Nancy: the Rock Opera, have both drawn national media attention.
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Lock Her Up, a novel
Available October 2026
The maelstrom of a family fighting itself, violent bi-polar political views, and the painful pursuit of uneasy truths. A suspenseful, psychological narrative that explores how deeply societal divides shape our personal lives, and how easily our own reality can unravel.
Also available in French and Swedish language editions.
Pre-order
- October 2026
- Pierian Springs Press
- Hardcover, Digital
Featured Works
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A darkly comedic original musical done with a great deal of heart. Inspired by actual events, the show utilizes the 1994 Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan media scandal to explore America’s obsession with celebrity scandals and its “go for the gold at all cost” attitude.
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An author who has made a career by examining her own trauma sits down to interview her beguiling pansexual nephew Nick, whose liberated approach to libido, gender, and personal boundaries both captivates and unsettles her.
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A passionate three-way affair catches fire in the summer of 1981, when young runaway “Bird” and her transgender BFF “Kin” meet “Jimmy Joe” (JJ) and they vow to love each other “all ways.”
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