Ashley Kalagian Blunt
Ashley Kalagian Blunt is the number one bestselling author of Dark Mode, which was released in multiple territories and languages and shortlisted for the 2024 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel, the Danger Award for Best Crime Debut, and the ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year. Her earlier books include How to Be Australian, a memoir, and My Name Is Revenge, collected fiction and essays, which was a finalist in the 2018 Carmel Bird Digital Literary Award.
Her second thriller, Cold Truth, was also shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel, and her latest, Like, Follow, Die, is out now from Audible starring Claudia Karvan and coming in print in early 2026.
Her writing appears in the Sydney Morning Herald, Marie Clare, Overland, Griffith Review, Sydney Review of Books, Australian Book Review, Kill Your Darlings and more. Ashley co-hosts James and Ashley Stay at Home, a podcast about writing, creativity and health with James McKenzie Watson, and teaches creative writing.
Find her at ashleykalagianblunt.com