Andria Williams
Biography
Andria Williams is the author of The Longest Night (Random House, 2016), a Barnes and Noble Discover Pick and an Amazon Best of the Month Pick. The novel is based on the true story of the deadliest nuclear reactor meltdown in US history. Andria’s careful attention to historical detail combined with exquisite prose makes for a page-turning literary debut. You can read more about her research and writing process in the Q&A discussion guide she created with fellow novelist David Gillham.
On October 15, 2023, MilSpeak Books and Tantor Audio will publish Andria’s second now, The Waiting World. Set in early 20th century Maine at the mansion of a larger-than-life magnate Titus McAvoy, the novel follows the story of McAvoy’s driver John, a British World War I veteran and the two Irish housemaids, Nessa and Aoife, who befriend him. Through their intertwined stories, Andria illuminates the dark underbelly of how the rich treat the poor, the pervasive rot of nationalist and racist behavior, and the dangers that too often befall women
Andria is an editor for the Wrath-Bearing Tree literary journal. She also runs the Military Spouse Book Review blog, which promotes the writing of women veterans and military spouses and publishes book reviews and essays.
A native of northern California, where her parents were public-school teachers, Andria Williams attended UC Berkeley (B.A. English) and the University of Minnesota (M.F.A. – Creative Writing). She and her husband, an active-duty naval officer, have three children. They have been stationed most recently in Virginia, Illinois, California, and Colorado.
