#35: E. Lockhart Reveals How She Crafted the Twist in We Were Liars

2026-02-19 · 28 min · 28 entities

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Link in episode "#35: E. Lockhart Reveals How She Crafted the Twist in We Were Liars": https://indigo.ca/en-ca/books/e-lockhart

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This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with E. Lockhart to talk all things We Were Liars and the evolution of the Liars universe. She shares how the book found a whole new life on BookTok, what it was like expanding the story into Family of Liars and We Fell Apart , and how she crafted THE shocking twist. We also dive into writing bold characters, trusting your creative instincts, and what she’s working on next. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Introduction 0:55 - Plot Twists that E. Lockhart loves 2:18 - We Were Liars Universe 5:35 - How E. Lockhart Crafted the Twist in We Were Liars 6:52 - *SPOILERS AHEAD WARNING* 9:50 - Next Steps in Writing the Book 11:34 - Why Are They Called the Liars 13:20 - Easter Eggs in the Book 15:28 - Family of Liars 20:55 - What’s Next for the We Were Liars Universe 21:55 - What Kind of Role Do You Play in the Adaptation? 24:15 - Season 2 of We Were Liars 24:35 - Genuine Fraud 25:50 - What’s Next FOLLOW US: Morgann Book TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morgannbook?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgannbook/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MorgannBook Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/morgannbook E. Lockhart TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elockhartbooks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elockhartbooks Find her books at Indigo: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/e-lockhart/ Find her book at Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/contributor/e-lockhart/_/N-2xr8 Off The Shelf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offtheshelf.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@offtheshelf.podcast?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Off.TheShelfPodcast Hosted by: Morgann Book Created by: Bookish Media, Morgann Book, and Thomas Johnston Executive Producers: Morgann Book & Thomas Johnston Produced by: Stefanie Macchiusi Associate Post Producer and Editor: Ricki Biramontes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.