Nita Prose
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Nita Pronovost, better known by her pen name Nita Prose, is a Canadian author and book editor. She is best known for her 2022 novel, The Maid, which won a Anthony Award (2023), Barry Award (2023), Goodreads Choice Award (2022), Macavity Award (2023), and Ned Kelly Award (2022).
Prose began her career writing for literary magazines before becoming a production editor with HarperCollins Canada. She eventually transferred to Doubleday, where she served as senior editor. In 2016, she began overseeing the editorial team at Simon & Schuster Canada, ultimately becoming vice president and editorial director. As editor, she also worked as a ghost writer for multiple celebrity memoirs.
As of 2022, Prose lived in Toronto.
Awards
The Maid was a number one New York Times Best Seller and a Good Morning America Book Club Pick. CrimeReads included it on their list of the best traditional mysteries of 2022. The same year, it was the eighth most-popular book club pick.
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Maid | Fingerprint Award for Debut Novel of the Year | Finalist | |
| Goodreads Choice Award for Best Mystery & Thriller | Won | |||
| Goodreads Choice Award for Best Debut Novel | Nominated | |||
| Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Novel | Won | |||
| 2023 | Anthony Award for Best First Novel | Won | ||
| Audie Award for Mystery | Finalist | |||
| Barry Award for Best Debut Novel | Won | |||
| Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel | Finalist | |||
| Macavity Award for Best First Mystery | Won | |||
| 2024 | The Mystery Guest | Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Traditional Mystery | Won |
Publications
Molly the Maid series
- The Maid. Ballantine Books. 2022. ISBN9780593356159.
- The Mystery Guest. Ballantine Books. 2023. ISBN9780593356180.
- The Mistletoe Mystery: A Maid Novella. Ballantine Books. 2024. ISBN9780593875445.
- The Maid's Secret. Ballantine Books. 2025. ISBN9780593875414.