March 2022: David Wagner and David Allensworth have adapted The Status of All Things for screen. It’s been retitled, Keep Me Posted, and is a charming love story that will have you laughing out loud and crying!
January 2022: Liz and Lisa get a new book deal! Holly Ingraham at Alcove Press will be publishing Forever Hold Your Peace, to be released in the summer of 2023.
July 2020: How to Save a Life is published!
January 2020: Liz & Lisa’s Podcast with Cloudcast Media debuts on iTunes. (And everywhere else you can listen to Podcasts): It’s called: We Fight So You Don’t Have To
November 2019: ABC buys “Happy Birthday Avery Scott” for development based on Liz & Lisa’s novel, The Year We Turned Forty.
October 2019: Liz & Lisa’s monthly Book Club debuts on Channel 5 Fox News San Diego. (Scroll down to view!)
May 2019: Publisher’s Weekly gives The Two Lila Bennetts a stellar review, saying, “Intriguing…Chapters headed ‘captured’ and ‘free’ alternate, each describing a parallel reality…Along with two perfect endings, this satisfying thriller offers food for thought. Flawless pacing will keep readers on the edge of their seats.”
February 2018: Bustle reveals the cover of Girls' Night Out and an excerpt of chapter one.
August 2017: The Good Widow lands on Amazon's Charts for two weeks.
June 2017: Bustle calls The Good Widow one of 15 Heart-Pounding Summer Thrillers.
June 2017: BookBub calls The Good Widow one of the 15 books that could be "This Summer's Gone Girl."
June 2017: PureWow names The Good Widow one of the The 15 New Summer Thrillers That Will Have You Sleeping With The Lights On.
June 2017: We wrote an article for Writer's Digest about why we switched genres.
May 2017: The Good Widow is the #1 best selling e-book in Australia!
May 1, 2017: The Good Widow is published in the UK and Australia and is #1 in both countries.
April 2017: Booklist declares "Fenton and Steinke’s talent for domestic drama comes through… For readers who enjoy suspense writers like Nicci French.”
April 2017: Publisher's Weekly calls The Good Widow a "solid psychological thriller."
April 2017: Library Journal says this about The Good Widow: "This drama keeps the pages turning with shocking twists until the bitter end."
November 2016: The Year We Turned Forty is included on Pop Sugar's 29 Must Reads of 2016
August 2016: The Status of All Things is selected as one of Nicholas Sparks' Recommended books for Walmart.
July 2016: Liz and Lisa and many of their favorite bestselling authors read their Mean Book Reviews.
April 2016: Kirkus calls The Year We Turned Forty a charming novel.
April 2016: The Year We Turned Forty is included on Pop Sugar's list of 26 Books You Should Read This Spring.
April 2016: Liz and Lisa are featured in The San Diego Union Tribune.
July 2015: The Status of All Things is included on InStyle’s list of beach reads to take on vacation.
June 2015: Library Journal declares The Status of All Things is “A new twist on modern day women’s fiction…the integration of magical elements works surprisingly well in this witty story that is much more than charming romance. A fun and fast read for fans of Meg Cabot and Jennifer Weiner.”
June 2015: The Status of All Things is included on Pop Sugar’s hottest summer books list!
June 2015: The Status of All Things featured in the June 2015 issue of Cosmopolitan!
May 2015: Kirkus reviews call The Status of All Things, “A good beach read, with enough to discuss for a book club looking for lighter fare.”
August 2014: Your Perfect Life is selected as a “Target recommends” book! Look for YPL in a Target near you!
August 2014: Your Perfect Life heads back for a third printing!
June 2014: Liz and Lisa are interviewed by the Chicago Tribune!
Live Appearances
Print/Web Interviews and Reviews:
The San Diego Union Tribune (July 2019)
USA Today (YPL is named of the hot new romance novel releases of June!)
USA Today (L&L discussing TV hunks!)
The Chicago Examiner calls YPL “touching and tender”