Gabi Coatsworth

Welcome

I write about love, resilience, and second chances
and I help other writers tell their stories too.

My Story

Let me tell you about myself

Welcome to my website. I hope you’ll enjoy exploring it, checking out my books, my blog for readers with some of my writing, and the writer’s page, with helpful suggestions for writers.

A little bit about me. My current novel, A Field Guide to Library Ghosts, was published in October 2025 by Atmosphere Press. It’s the second book in the Brentford Novels series, and the first, A Beginner's Guide to Starting Over, came out in 2023. My memoir, Love's Journey Home, was published in May 2022. Check them out on the Books page.

My work has appeared in several anthologies, too, including the Connecticut Literary Journal (2024) and a book of historical fiction: Feisty Deeds, Volume 2 (2025).

Unlike many writers, I can’t write in coffee shops because they’re too distracting, and I only drink coffee as a last resort. I live in Connecticut in a cottage that’s American on the outside, and English inside. If I'm not reading, writing, or traveling, you'll find me in my flower garden, holding a cup of my preferred beverage, strong English tea, and wondering whether to do some weeding.

To learn more and to get advance news and special bonus materials, I hope you’ll sign up for my newsletter or follow me on Substack.

My Story

Let me tell you about myself

Welcome to my website. I hope you’ll enjoy exploring it, checking out my books, my blog for readers with some of my writing, and the writer’s page, with helpful suggestions for writers.

A little bit about me. My current novel, A Field Guide to Library Ghosts, was published in October 2025 by Atmosphere Press. It’s the second book in the Brentford Novels series, and the first, A Beginner's Guide to Starting Over, came out in 2023. My memoir, Love's Journey Home, was published in May 2022. Check them out on the Books page.

My work has appeared in several anthologies, too, including the Connecticut Literary Journal (2024) and a book of historical fiction: Feisty Deeds, Volume 2 (2025).

Unlike many writers, I can’t write in coffee shops because they’re too distracting, and I only drink coffee as a last resort. I live in Connecticut in a cottage that’s American on the outside, and English inside. If I'm not reading, writing, or traveling, you'll find me in my flower garden, holding a cup of my preferred beverage, strong English tea, and wondering whether to do some weeding.

To learn more and to get advance news and special bonus materials, I hope you’ll sign up for my newsletter or follow me on Substack.

"I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them"

Emma Thompson

ABOUT MY BOOKS

Atmosphere Press published my memoir, Love's Journey Home, in May 2022, and my debut novel, A Beginner's Guide to Starting Over, in April 2023. The follow-up, A Field Guide to Library Ghosts, is due out in October 2025. Check them out on the Books page.

WANT TO MEET ME?

You’ll find me in real life at book signings, author fairs, and library events. Or join me online on Monday Morning write-ins (10 AM ET) to work on your own writing project. Find all the details here.

INSPIRATIONS

As well as heroines who are starting over in their lives, all my novels include a friendly ghost with their own love story to untangle before they can move on. I didn’t expect them, but they insisted on being in the books, so what could I do? Now I can’t live without them…

Gabi Coatsworth

Welcome

My Story

My Story

ABOUT MY BOOKS

WANT TO MEET ME?

INSPIRATIONS

My Books

A Beginner’s Guide to Starting Over

A Field Guide to Library Ghosts

Love’s Journey Home

Grief Like Yours