Liisa Kovala is a Finnish Canadian author and book coach. She is the author of Like Water for Weary Souls (House of Karhu 2025), Sisu's Winter War (Latitude 46, 2022) and Surviving Stutthof: My Father's Memories Behind the Death Gate (Latitude 46, 2017) which was shortlisted for a Northern Lit Award and published in Finland by Docendo (2020). She also write the Hygge House Cozy Mystery series under the pen name A. L. Jensen. Liisa lives with her husband and Mini Goldendoodle Emmy in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. She is inspired by her Finnish heritage and the northern landscape she calls home.


Books By Liisa Kovala