Martta Kaukonen a Giacomo Leopardi Scholarship recipient

Martta Kaukonen continues to enchant the international publishing scene: our author has been awarded the prestigious Giacomo Leopardi Scholarship at the Leopardi Writing Conference in Italy.

Founded in 2018, the Leopardi Writing Conference takes its name from Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), one of the most famous authors in Italian literature and one of the greatest authors of his time. The conference invites writers to an intensive, week-long workshop led by leading publishing professionals and bestselling authors. Each year, scholarships are offered to outstanding applicants. This year, Kaukonen was under the excellent direction of bestselling thriller authors Alex Finlay (Every Last Fear), Jennifer Hillier (Things We Do in the Dark), and Sarah Pekkanen (House of Glass).

While attending the conference in Udine, Kaukonen also toured local bookshops, where her works were on display and receiving a much-deserved spotlight. Darkness (Butterfly #2) was featured on the shelves as a recommended read as per the reading recommendations by Il Libraio (“litt. The Bookseller”), Italy’s leading literary magazine. Kaukonen is a bestselling author in Italy, where her Follow The Butterfly was a #1 bestseller in its Italian edition, out with Longanesi.

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Martta Kaukonen’s Butterfly trilogy is a psychological thriller at its finest. It follows Ira, a young woman with a troubled past who starts therapy for an unusual reason: she is a serial killer. As her high-profile therapist welcomes her in her treatment, a lethal game of cat-and-mouse begins: both women are keeping secrets, but which one can uncover the other’s first?

As the series advances Ira is tangled up in another web of secrets and murders, and eventually sets out to find out the truth about her past and her family history. Is she ready for what she will find?

The series has been a hit in Finland, and has already traveled to 16 territories.

Warmest congratulations to the author, and don’t miss out on this series!