Order of Tara Westover Books
Tara Westover is an American author and historian. She is best known for her 2018 memoir, Educated. That book made its debut at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and was a finalist for a number of awards. It was named one of the best books of the year by O: The Oprah Magazine, Time, NPR, Good Morning America, The Guardian, and many more. (more…)
Order of Kate R. Mathieson Books
Kate R. Mathieson is an Australian author of chick lit novels and memoirs. Inspired by Nancy Drew, Kate wanted to become a writer since she was 8 years old. In 2009, she bought a one-way ticket for Africa, which she documented in her memoir Ways to Come Home. Kate loves cheese, whiskey, and walking in the rain with her one-eyed rescue dog. (more…)
Order of Katherena Vermette Books
Katherena Vermette is a Canadian author. She is Métis, and from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her collection North End Love Songs won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry. Her novel The Break was a Canadian bestseller and won multiple awards as well as nominations. Katherena lives with her family in an old house near the Red River. (more…)
Order of Ta-Nehisi Coates Books
Ta-Nehisi Coates is an American journalist and author. He made his novel debut in 2019 with the release of The Water Dancer. (more…)
Order of Kate Heartfield Books
Kate Heartfield is a Canadian author of fantasy, science fiction and horror novels. Kate was born in Kitchener, Ontario, and grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She earned a political science degree from the University of Ottawa, and a Master of Journalism from Carleton University. She went onto a career in journalism, and then later she began teaching journalism at Carleton. (more…)
Order of Katherine Bone Books
Katherine Bone is an American author of historical romance novels. She writes the Nelson’s Tea series. Katherine grew up as an Army brat, and ended up marrying a military officer. They travelled the world together, then settled down in the South with four kids, two Labs, and three cats. Finally, Katherine began to pursue her dream of writing stories full of adventure, mayhem, and swashbuckling heroes. (more…)
Order of Libby Fischer Hellmann Books
Libby Fischer Hellmann is an American crime writer best known for writing the Ellie Foreman Mysteries series, the Georgia Davis Mysteries series, and numerous standalone novels and short stories. (more…)
Order of Kelly McCaughrain Books
Kelly McCaughrain is an Irish author of YA novels. She was born in Belfast, and spent her childhood reading Anne of Green Gables. Kelly has been writing since she was six, and hiding it since she was seven (up until she was 35). She loves talking to teenagers about writing – being that she was in the “writing closet” when she was a teenager herself. Kelly lives with her husband, Michael. (more…)
Order of Kristen (K.N.) Banet Books
Kristen Banet is an author of fantasy and paranormal romance novels. She writes as both Kristen Banet and K.N. Banet. She writes the Age of the Andinna, Jacky Leon, Kaliya Sahni, Redemption Saga, and several other series. Kristen loves drinking Diet Coke, smokes too much, and swears like a sailor (she used to be one, so she has a valid excuse). As a reader, she likes reading books that make people cry, and so as a writer, she sets out to do the same. (more…)
Order of Kristen Ciccarelli Books
Kristen Ciccarelli is a Canadian author of YA fantasy novels. She writes the Iskari series. Prior to becoming a writer, Kristen worked as an artisanal baker, an indie bookseller, and a ceramic artist. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys playing board games with her husband, hiking with her rescue dog, or reading a good book next to a wood stove. (more…)