Julie Gerstenblatt is the author of Daughters of Nantucket, which won the 2024 New England Society Book Award for Fiction, and The Stargazer of Nantucket, a USA Today bestseller. A former educator, Julie holds two master’s degrees and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Teachers College, Columbia University, and her essays have appeared in Huffington Post and Grown & Flown, among others. A native New Yorker who has been visiting Nantucket since childhood, Julie now lives in coastal Rhode Island with her family, where she practices yoga, works at Barrington Books, and gets writing advice from her very smart pup.

"I was spellbound by this novel, which takes the reader on a remarkable journey, touching upon the innermost thoughts of the crew and passengers of the clipper ship Stargazer, from the beautiful stowaway to the kindly captain to the lowest of deckhands. Filled with tension, excitement, and brilliant plot twists, the story moves at a breakneck pace against the backdrop of Gerstenblatt’s meticulous research. Luminous."—Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Queen"Julie Gerstenblatt’s extraordinary new novel, The Stargazer of Nantucket, held me spellbound. Her tale of a young woman and her mother traveling on a merchant clipper ship from Nantucket to China in the 1800s is both intimate and worldly, brilliant with love, loss, humor, and pirates, too. Julie Gerstenblatt is our female James Michener, our American Ken Follett, and I can’t wait to see what she does next."—Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of Summer Light on Nantucket"A starry-eyed and gripping ocean adventure about a young Nantucket woman who must prove herself to her doubting father, The Stargazer of Nantucket is a sweeping story of love, fortune and how far we'll travel to discover who we're meant to be. An absolute delight!"—Brooke Lea Foster, author of Our Last Vineyard Summer"Julie Gerstenblatt is a magnificent storyteller. The Stargazer of Nantucket is the best kind of maritime fiction—brilliantly imagined, inspired by real events—a bold transcendent love story of adventure, shifting loyalties and secrets, and a heart-pounding race for treasure and trade.... A gorgeous sweeping novel of a mother’s fierce commitment to her daughter and her passion for the freedom of the sea."—Dawn Tripp, nationally bestselling author of Jackie"From old Nantucket to bustling Canton and the rollicking seas between, Julie Gerstenblatt dazzles in this epic tale that that captures both the grandeur of ocean adventure and the intimacy of life aboard ship in the age of sail. The Stargazer of Nantucket is my favorite kind of historical fiction—authentic and impeccably researched, packed with colorful characters and a narrative that surprises you at every turn, until you land at last on a satisfying shore. This is masterful storytelling from a gifted writer."—Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of Husbands and Lovers“Gerstenblatt's hopeful historical novel, following Daughters of Nantucket, with its strong women characters will appeal to fans of Jennifer Ryan and Noelle Salazar.”—Booklist"A breathless adventure tale, a fascinating slice of maritime history, and an account of one young woman determined to chart her own course."—Shelf Awareness, starred review

Julie Gerstenblatt is the author of Daughters of Nantucket, which won the 2024 New England Society Book Award for Fiction, and The Stargazer of Nantucket, a USA Today bestseller. A former educator, Julie holds two master’s degrees and a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Teachers College, Columbia University, and her essays have appeared in Huffington Post and Grown & Flown, among others. A native New Yorker who has been visiting Nantucket since childhood, Julie now lives in coastal Rhode Island with her family, where she practices yoga, works at Barrington Books, and gets writing advice from her very smart pup.

"I was spellbound by this novel, which takes the reader on a remarkable journey, touching upon the innermost thoughts of the crew and passengers of the clipper ship Stargazer, from the beautiful stowaway to the kindly captain to the lowest of deckhands. Filled with tension, excitement, and brilliant plot twists, the story moves at a breakneck pace against the backdrop of Gerstenblatt’s meticulous research. Luminous."—Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Queen"Julie Gerstenblatt’s extraordinary new novel, The Stargazer of Nantucket, held me spellbound. Her tale of a young woman and her mother traveling on a merchant clipper ship from Nantucket to China in the 1800s is both intimate and worldly, brilliant with love, loss, humor, and pirates, too. Julie Gerstenblatt is our female James Michener, our American Ken Follett, and I can’t wait to see what she does next."—Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of Summer Light on Nantucket"A starry-eyed and gripping ocean adventure about a young Nantucket woman who must prove herself to her doubting father, The Stargazer of Nantucket is a sweeping story of love, fortune and how far we'll travel to discover who we're meant to be. An absolute delight!"—Brooke Lea Foster, author of Our Last Vineyard Summer"Julie Gerstenblatt is a magnificent storyteller. The Stargazer of Nantucket is the best kind of maritime fiction—brilliantly imagined, inspired by real events—a bold transcendent love story of adventure, shifting loyalties and secrets, and a heart-pounding race for treasure and trade.... A gorgeous sweeping novel of a mother’s fierce commitment to her daughter and her passion for the freedom of the sea."—Dawn Tripp, nationally bestselling author of Jackie"From old Nantucket to bustling Canton and the rollicking seas between, Julie Gerstenblatt dazzles in this epic tale that that captures both the grandeur of ocean adventure and the intimacy of life aboard ship in the age of sail. The Stargazer of Nantucket is my favorite kind of historical fiction—authentic and impeccably researched, packed with colorful characters and a narrative that surprises you at every turn, until you land at last on a satisfying shore. This is masterful storytelling from a gifted writer."—Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of Husbands and Lovers“Gerstenblatt's hopeful historical novel, following Daughters of Nantucket, with its strong women characters will appeal to fans of Jennifer Ryan and Noelle Salazar.”—Booklist"A breathless adventure tale, a fascinating slice of maritime history, and an account of one young woman determined to chart her own course."—Shelf Awareness, starred review