We Were Liars

NOW AVAILABLE AS THE ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES WE WERE LIARS--AND LOOK FOR E. LOCKHART'S NEW NOVEL IN THE WE WERE LIARS UNIVERSE, WE FELL APART, COMING NOVEMBER 4, 2025

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY - The modern, sophisticated suspense novel that became a runaway smash hit on TikTok and introduced the world to a family hiding a jaw-dropping secret.

"Thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart, We Were Liars is utterly unforgettable." --John Green, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars

A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends--the Liars--whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.

Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.

Don't miss any of the We Were Liars novels
WE WERE LIARS - FAMILY OF LIARS - WE FELL APART (Coming in November!)


Author: E. Lockhart
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 05/13/2014
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780385741262
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 166195 / We Were Liars


Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers - Nominee
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Florida Teens Read - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2014 pg. 100
Publishers Weekly 02/17/2014
School Library Journal 04/01/2014 pg. 168
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2014
Romantic Times 05/01/2014 pg. 42 - Excellent
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 91
New York Times Book Review 05/11/2014 pg. 17
Shelf Awareness 05/13/2014
Entertainment Weekly 05/16/2014 pg. 71
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2014 pg. 529
People Weekly 06/30/2014 pg. 46
PW Best Children's Books 11/03/2014 pg. 46
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 84
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/07/2014 pg. 35
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2014 pg. 25
Shelf Awareness 12/12/2014
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2014 pg. 67
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author
E. Lockhart is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the LIARS novels: We Were Liars, Family of Liars, and We Fell Apart. We Were Liars is also an original series on Prime Video. Her other books include Again Again, Genuine Fraud, and The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. She has been a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the National Book Award and an honoree for the Printz Award. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.