Born and raised in eastern Washington, Eileen Garvin lives in Hood River, Oregon.

Her debut novel, The Music of Bees, is a national bestseller. 

The Music of Bees was named a Good Morning America Buzz Pick, a Good Housekeeping Book club Pick, a People Magazine Best New Book, an IndieNext Pick, a Library Reads Pick, a Christian Science Monitor Pick, a Washington Post Best Summer Reads, and named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by BookRiot, Bookish, Nerd Daily, The Tempest, Midwestness and others.

Her new novel, Crow Talk, will be out in April 2024 and has been named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2024 by Zibby Mag.

Eileen’s memoir, How to be a Sister, was named an Indie Next by IndieBound and was chosen as a Target Book of the Month and a Kindle Book of the Month. How to be a Sister was recently released in audiobook.

Her essays have appeared with Mom’s Don’t Have Time to Read Books, The Oregonian, PsychologyToday.com, and Creative Non-Fiction Magazine.

Eileen shares her backyard with four chickens, wild birds of all kinds, and about 120,000 honeybees.

DROP HER A LINE! 

Eileen loves hearing from readers and taking part in their book clubs. If you would like her to speak at your book club or just want to say hello, send a message from the CONTACT page. 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS!

For The Music of Bees, please contact Dawn Stuart at Books in Common.
For Crow Talk, please send a message from the CONTACT page.