Susy Flory

Susy Flory is a #1 New York Times best selling author or co-author of eighteen books. A graduate of UCLA, she has a background in journalism, education, and communications. She directs West Coast Christian Writers Conference, is founder of Everything Memoir, and is working on her doctoral degree in New Testament.

A breast cancer survivor, Susy celebrates life by chasing great stories in places like Cuba, Haiti, Turkey, Israel, and her own backyard. She’s written with celebrities, heroes of the faith, athletes, explorers, and the girl (and boy) next door. She loves hiking in the High Sierras and leading trips to Ireland.

Her most recent book. Sanctuary (Tyndale, 2022), co-authored with Patrick Barrett, is the true story of an Irish village, a man who lost his way, and the rescue donkeys that led him home. Her 2014 book, The Unbreakable Boy, with Scott LeRette, has been adapted for the screen by screenwriter Jon Gunn for the Erwin Brothers/Kingdom Story Company and will release March, 2025, from Lionsgate Studios, starring Zachary Levi.

Susy's runaway bestseller, Thunder Dog (Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins, 2011), written with Michael Hingson and based on a true story about a blind man and his guide dog in the World Trade Center attacks, was a runaway bestseller, has been optioned for film numerous times, and has been translated into over 20 languages.