Kristan Higgins is an American writer. She is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling American author of humorous contemporary romance. She is a three-time winner of Romance Writers of America's RITA Award and a five-time nominee for the Kirkus Prize for Best Work of Fiction.
Kristan Higgins | |
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| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | America |
| Alma mater | College of the Holy Cross (BA) |
| Period | 2006–present |
| Genre | Romance, contemporary |
| Notable awards | RITA award – Best Contemporary Single Title 2008 Catch of the Day RITA award – Best Contemporary Single Title 2010 Too Good Too Be True RITA award – Best Mainstream Fiction 2018 Now That You Mention It |
| Website | |
| www | |
Biography
editHiggins is from Durham, Connecticut. Before writing, she worked in advertising and public relations. She lives with her firefighter husband and two children in Connecticut.[1][2] She holds a BA in English from the College of the Holy Cross.[3]
Bibliography
editBlue Heron series
edit- The Best Man. HQN. February 2013. ISBN 9780373777921.
- The Perfect Match. HQN. October 2013. ISBN 9780373778195.
- Waiting on You. HQN. March 2014. ISBN 9780373778584.
- In Your Dreams. HQN. September 2014. ISBN 9780373779314.
- Anything for You. HQN. December 2015. ISBN 9780373789085.
Gideon's Cove, Maine
edit- Catch of the Day. HQN. October 2007. ISBN 9780373772247.
- The Next Best Thing. HQN. January 2010. ISBN 9780373774388.
- Somebody to Love. HQN. April 2012. ISBN 9780373776580.
Cambry-on-Hudson
edit- If You Only Knew. HQN. August 2015. ISBN 9780373784974.
- On Second Thought. HQN. January 2017. ISBN 9780373789252.
- Good Luck with That. Berkley. August 2018. ISBN 978-0-451-48939-5.
Stand-alone novels
edit- Fools Rush In. HQN. November 2006. ISBN 9780373771097.
- Just One of the Guys. HQN. August 2008. ISBN 9780373772995.
- Too Good To Be True. HQN. February 2009. ISBN 9780373773558.
- All I Ever Wanted. HQN. August 2010. ISBN 9781426864087.
- My One and Only. HQN. March 2011. ISBN 9780373775576.
- Until There Was You. HQN. October 2011. ISBN 9780373776115.
- Now That You Mention It. HQN. December 2017. ISBN 9781525811364.
- Life and Other Inconveniences. Berkley Books. April 2020.
- Always the Last to Know. Berkley. 2020.
- Pack Up the Moon. Berkley. 2021. ISBN 978-0451489487.
- Out of the Clear Blue Sky. Berkley. 2022.
- A Little Ray of Sunshine. Berkley. 2023.
Awards and reception
edit- 2008 - Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance for Catch of the Day[4]
- 2010 - Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance for Too Good To Be True[4]
- 2018 - Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Mainstream Fiction for Now That You Mention It[4]
Her books have been translated into more than two dozen languages and received numerous starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, Kirkus and Romantic Times. She is a five-time nominee for The Kirkus Prize for best work of fiction.[1][5]
Romantic Times calls Higgins "the master of small-town romance".
Library Journal calls Higgins "the funniest author out there."
Publishers Weekly cited On Second Thought as being written with "uncommon grace and empathy".[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "About Kristan". Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
- ^ "Romance Author, Kristan Higgins | Ann Nyberg's Network Connecticut | Let's Start Talking!". networkconnecticut.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-04.
- ^ "Kristan Higgins Book & Series List - FictionDB".
- ^ a b c "myRWA : RITA Awards : RITA Winners". rwa.org. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Kristan Higgins Book & Series List - FictionDB".
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Good Luck with That by Kristan Higgins". 7 August 2018.