Author Bio
• Birth—N/A
• Where—Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
• Education—B.S., Tulane University
• Currently—lives near Atlanta, Georgia
Karen White is an American author of some 20 fiction novels.
She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but because of her father's work with Exxon, her family moved around. She spend most of her childhood in various U.S. states, as well as in Venezuela and England, where she graduated from The American School in London.
Inspired by Gone With the Wind, Karen knew early on that she wanted to be a writer. Instead, however, when it was time for college, she returned to the U.S. to earn a B.S. degree in management from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
After 10 years in the business world, Karen finally turned to her dream of becoming an author. She published her first book in 2000—In the Shadow of the Moon—which went on to became a double finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA Award.
Her books have since achieved best seller status on both the New York Times and USA Today lists. They have also been nominated for numerous national contests including the SIBA (Southeastern Booksellers Alliance) Fiction Book of the Year, and has twice won the National Readers’ Choice Award.
She writes what she refers to as "grit lit"—Southern women’s fiction. She has also expanded her horizons into writing a mystery series set in Charleston, South Carolina.
When not writing, she spends her time reading, scrapbooking, playing piano, and avoiding cooking. She currently lives near Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two children...and two spoiled Havanese dogs. (Adapted from Wikipedia and the author's website. Retrieved 12/06/2015.)