Mette Ivie Harrison

is an award-winning, national bestselling, New York Times Notable author of The Bishop’s Wife. Her name is pronounced Metty (rhymes with Betty). The Linda Wallheim mysteries feature an amateur sleuth who is a Mormon bishop’s wife in Draper, Utah. The first book  (The Bishop’s Wife) is loosely inspired by the Josh and Susan Powell real-life story.  Book 2 (His Right Hand) is about a trans-gender bishopric member. Book 3 (For Time and All Eternities) is about a polygamous Mormon group. Book 4 (Not of This Fold) is about an immigrant family labeled as “Lamanite” in Mormon parlance. Book 5 (The Prodigal Daughter) is about a young woman who is a runaway and has been sexually assaulted by multiple Mormon young men. Other books have been on hold as personal life issues regarding Mormonism have interrupted the author. Mette Ivie Harrison has also written many other books for young adults and other Mormon-adjacent fiction, including her Vampries and Mormons series by BCC Press.

Praise

Praise

Honors

Honors

  • A National Bestseller
  • ABA IndieNext Selection for January, 2015
  • An ABA IndieBound Bestseller
  • A PLA LibraryReads Selection for January, 2015
  • A Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2014
  • Utah Book Award
  • Whitney Award Nominee
  • on All Things Considered
  • Spirit 0f 76 Recommended Book List
  • “Borders Recommends” List
  • The Center for Children’s Literature “Too Good to Miss” List 
  • Utah Center for the Book Letters for Literature 
  • The Children’s Bookstore
    “Pick of the Month”
  • A New York Times Notable Book, 2014
  • Association of Mormon Letters Honorable Mention
  • Brodie Award Winner 2020 “Delayed Adulthood,” Medium

Substack

Substack

Go to metteh.substack.com for my Kicking and Screaming Substack