Elissa Sussman received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and in a previous life managed animators and organized spreadsheets at some of the best animation studios in the world, including Nickelodeon, Disney, DreamWorks, and Sony Imageworks. You can find her name in the credits of The Croods, Hotel Transylvania, The Princess and the Frog, and Tangled. She lives in Los Angeles with her boyfriend and their rescue dog, Basil. Stray is her first novel.
Genres: Romance, Young Adult Romance
New and upcoming books
Novels
Drawn That Way (2021)
Funny You Should Ask (2022)
Once More with Feeling (2023)
Totally and Completely Fine (2025)
Funny You Should Ask (2022)
Once More with Feeling (2023)
Totally and Completely Fine (2025)
Elissa Sussman recommends

Back After This (2025)
Linda Holmes
"Back After This is a sweetheart of a novel - fun and warm, full of Linda Holmes's signature charm. You'll sink into this story and never want it to end. The dialogue is sweet and snappy, and the characters so real you could touch them. There's so much to love in this book: dreamy men who do backflips, found family, the perfect revenge, and an adorable dog. What more could a reader want?"

Libby Lost and Found (2024)
Stephanie Booth
"Libby Lost and Found is a hilarious and heart wrenching debut. Stephanie Booth delivers a charming story of friendship, fandom, and love through the most unreliable of narrators - the titular Libby and her devoted, hilarious disciple, Peanut. Every chapter pulls you deeper into this unexpected narrative, brimming with affection and care. Utterly unique and engrossing, Libby Lost and Found is a must-read for anyone who loves getting lost in a good book."
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