Charlaine Harris
New York Times-bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels, the basis for the hit HBO series True Blood
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Kathryn Stockett was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and creative writing, she moved to New York City where she worked in magazine publishing and marketing for nine years. The Help is her first novel.
Stockett remains a favorite with book clubs, libraries, and universities. She shares her long road to becoming a novelist, her experience growing up in the South, and the inspiration behind her fiction.