New Book Launch Bright Little Girls

April 2025 Issue

Lorna Hollifield is a Southern author with a real twist. “I’m not the Southern author with sweet tea dripping everywhere, I write about dark and ugly things,” Lorna said. Her newest book, Bright Little Girls, is full of twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Bright Little Girls is getting excellent reviews. In fact, New York Times Bestselling author, our very own local Patti Callahan Henry said, “Lorna Hollifield's prose and story shine. Drenched in Southern atmosphere, and rich in character, Bright Little Girls is a testament to the great lust for life that can both harm and heal. Through gasp-out-loud twists, we watch Eliane reach her own crescendo in both life and writing. Evocative and suspenseful, Bright Little Girls will keep you turning the pages and guessing until the very end.”

The main character in the book, Eliane Pangolin, isn’t like anyone her mysterious follower has ever met. Eliane has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and anxiety—and so does Lorna in her daily life. “It’s a real depiction of struggling with mental illness, even the quirks that come with it sometimes. But I believe it’s the ups and downs woven all together that make us who we are,” Lorna said.

With a mind-blowing, unpredictable ending and many surprises along the way, some are saying this is the best book they’ve read in a very long time. It has hit the bookshelves with an unstoppable energy. It is Lorna’s third novel and the best one yet.

Synopsis:
Enter a wannabe author, a narcissistic musician, and a serial killer. Throw in an average American girl. The book jacket piques our interest by letting us know: One of these people tells the story; one is the story; one steals the story; and one won’t make it out of the story. More importantly, someone is always watching—always. Some watch to help; some watch to hurt. Some watch to be inspired; some watch because they just can’t tear their eyes away. But who is who?

Broken and brilliant, trying to navigate mental illness, toxic love, and the untimely murder of someone close, readers with love following Eliane just as much as the narrator in the shadows—and there’s always someone in the shadows. This is a tale about art, obsession, guilt, crime, and lust for…everything! At it’s core, Bright Little Girls is about learning to cope by finding the self, which can be the most elusive character of all. Get ready to take this journey through love and loss, to the great beyond and back because this story seeps into the soul and then asks it to come out and run free…for all to see.

Meet the Author:
Lorna Hollifield Book Signings

Friday, April 11  |  4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Barnes & Noble, Oglethorpe Mall
7804 Abercorn St., Savannah, GA

Saturday, April 12  |  1:00 P.M.
Nevermore Books
Independent Bookseller
910 Port Republic St., Beaufort, SC