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Debut Author Podcast: Brenda Haas

A past Pittsburgh journalist, Brenda Haas is the award-winning author of Finding Sutton’s Choice, a novel set in the real Lake Erie town of Lakeside Chautauqua (Ohio), where Haas resides. Offering family secrets, failing mental health (Alzheimer’s), a surprise sibling, and second chances, the novel was a Finalist for the 2026 KIRKUS Indie Award for Literary Fiction, and received a 2026 PenCraft Book Award (General Fiction), 2026 Readers’ Favorite Silver Award (Women’s Fiction), 2025 Literary Titan Gold Book Award, and two 2025 International Impact Book Awards (Aging & Women’s Fiction categories).

To learn more about Brenda, or inquire about her visiting your book club, go to www.brendahaas.com.