meet lou

Louise is a Toronto-based writer
and bestselling author.

Louise is the bestselling author of BEHIND THE RED DOOR, chosen as a “Top 10 Must-Read” by HELLO! Canada and optioned by Lionsgate for film/TV.

Featured by Notable as a “Writer to Watch,” her work has appeared in The Globe & Mail, The Huffington Post, Darling Magazine, and more.

A graduate of the Ivey Business School, Louise earned her master’s degree at Harvard University and has lived, studied, and worked in Hong Kong, Switzerland, New York, and Boston.

Before writing full-time, she spent six years as a global marketing manager at Elizabeth Arden in Geneva and New York. She is the creator and host of the Word Weaver Podcast and founder of Bookshop Bucket List, a literary travel platform celebrating independent bookshops and the magic of reading.

Louise is a curious creature with an old soul who sends snail mail, collects vintage typewriters, drinks too much coffee, and delights in all things analog. Writing has always been her constant in an inconstant world, and ultimately, it became a calling she couldn’t ignore.

Her second book, SPINSTERS, a novel inspired by true events about the Mad Women of PR set in the golden era of 1960s-1980s New York (billed as Mad Men meets Sex and the City), will be published in June 2027 by Kensington and Penguin Random House Canada.

She lives in Toronto where she is at work on her next book. You can find her on Instagram @louiseclairejohnson.