About Evie Woods
Evie Woods was an Irish writer.
Evie Gaughan (born 1976), who now writes under the pen-name Evie Woods, is an Irish novelist best known for The Lost Bookshop.
Early life Gaughan was born in 1976 and was raised in Galway. She attended Dominican College, Taylor's Hill in Galway.
During her twenties, Gaughan lived and worked in Canada. She suffered from panic attacks and developed social anxiety. As a result, she quit her job, returned to Galway, and took up writing. She signed a four-book agreement with One More Chapter for the three books that were originally self-published as well as one new book. The Violin Maker's Secret was released in February 2026.
Bibliotherapy is one of the main themes of and motivations behind writing The Lost Bookshop. Gaughan has named Claire Fuller, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Daphne du Maurier, Gail Honeyman, Elizabeth McKenzie, and Sally Rooney as her favourite authors.
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