The Very Good Best Friend: A Novel
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How far would you go for your best friend?
A psychological thriller about a woman who sets out on a harrowing journey to rescue her best friend from an abandoned, desolate mall in the countryside, only to uncover deeper and darker secrets hidden within its decaying walls.


About the Author
Taryn Hubbard is a Canadian writer of poetry and fiction. She is the author of the poetry collection, Desire Path, (Talonbooks, 2020) and the novel, The Very Good Best Friend, (Now or Never, 2025). Her second collection, Beautiful Unknown Future, is forthcoming in spring 2026. She is currently editing her next novel and working away on new poems.
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Latest Notes
Posts about writing, reading, and other things.
Reading at Words in the Burbs
Join me at Western Sky Books for a reading on April 24.
Creative writing workshop on Mar. 23
Bring your notebook and gather your friends, let's spend time writing together.

“Best friends might not stay best friends forever…”