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BookPage calls Katherine Center “the reigning queen of comfort reads.”

 

She is the New York Times bestselling author of eleven novels, including The Bodyguard, Things You Save in a Fire, and Hello Stranger. Her newest, THE ROM-COMMERS, was an instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller.

 

Katherine’s 2015 novel, Happiness for Beginners, is now a movie (starring Ellie Kemper and Luke Grimes) that hit the Netflix’s Global Top 10 in 81 countries around the world in 2023. The movie adaptation of her novel The Lost Husband (starring Josh Duhamel) hit #1 on Netflix in 2020, made their Top 25 movies of the year, and was a Top 10 movie in over 30 countries.

 

Katherine is a passionate advocate for the cultural value of love stories. She writes laugh-and-cry books about how life knocks us down and how we get back up—deep rom-coms full of wisdom that are half struggle and growth, and half love story. She’s been compared to both Jane Austen and Nora Ephron, and the Dallas Morning News calls her stories, “satisfying in the most soul-nourishing way.”

 

Her work has been translated all over the world—and has made countless Best-Of lists, including the Indie Next Great Reads List, Amazon’s Top 100 Books of the Year, Goodreads’ Best Books of the Year, Library Reads Hall of Fame, People Best New Books, and more.

 

Katherine holds degrees from Vassar College and the University of Houston’s Creative Writing Program and lives in her hometown of Houston, Texas, with her good-hearted husband, two almost-grown kids, and their fluffy-but-fierce dog.

 

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J.G. / WHAT YOU WISH FOR

"A beautiful and wise story, and a book I already know I will read again. Katherine Center has now become one of my favorite authors. Read them all!"

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ANGIE / HOW TO WALK AWAY

"Wow! I don't know how to describe reading How to Walk Away by Katherine Center without sounding like a major fangirl. This is one of those novels that will become a part of my "desert island library"—books I read and reread over the years because they are comfort food to my soul. I HIGHLY recommend this one."

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RACHEL / THE LOST HUSBAND

"Katherine Center is my new favorite author. She draws you into the story, makes you feel like you are part of the family, and leaves you feeling better about life in general. I cannot recommend her work enough to my family and friends, she is truly one of the most amazing authors I have read."

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BRENNA / HAPPINESS FOR BEGINNERS

"This book completely owned me. I picked it up to read one chapter before bed to see if I was into it and it's less than 24 hours later and I cannot wipe the grin off my face."

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CRYSTAL / THINGS YOU SAVE IN A FIRE

"LOVED this one! It was a quick read, but it was filled with love, humor, heartbreak, while being uplifting and empowering! It was a whole lot of feels in one book tied up in a perfect ribbon. So glad I read this one!"

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Kate / Get Lucky

"The experience of reading her work makes you more optimistic about what the world is capable of."

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STEPHANIE / WHAT YOU WISH FOR

"What You Wish For is storytelling at its finest: a perfect blend of hardships and joy, full of characters that you can not only root for, but deeply relate to . . . Katherine is truly making the world a better place, one book at a time, and I am here for it!"

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JENNIFER / HAPPINESS FOR BEGINNERS

"It is like a sigh of pleasure to read, and I was completely absorbed in the book like I was hearing a story about my possible self or my best friend."

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STACY / HOW TO WALK AWAY

"This story is tender and bittersweet most of all hopeful. I devoured it in one sitting and I can't wait to tell all of my friends to read it!"

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SUSAN / THE LOST HUSBAND

"Katherine Center has the extraordinary ability to place her characters in the most difficult situations, and then weave a tale that is filled with heart and humor, turning a sad story into one that is incredibly uplifting."

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MARYANN / WHAT YOU WISH FOR

"This book is simply stunning. Devour it, turn yourself over to it and strap in for the ride because it is a heartrending journey that will give you all the feels. Every single feel."

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STACY / HAPPINESS FOR BEGINNERS

"I read this book in one sitting because I just couldn’t put it down! I’m paying for the marathon reading session this morning though. Totally worth it!"

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MIRNA / THINGS YOU SAVE IN A FIRE

"Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center is what I call—from beginning to end—a beautifully crafted novel.I love every single thing about this book. It has an amazing heroine, a great storyline, and a fantastic ending."

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TRISH / HAPPINESS FOR BEGINNERS

"I do believe I love each new release by this author more than the last, but at the same time love them all. Read this book, it is wonderful!"

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MARIA / HOW TO WALK AWAY

"Prepare to be blown away by How to Walk Away, just one of Katherine Center's beautifully, often comically written, bittersweet novels of overcoming tragedy and persevering. I was hooked on the first page, and everything else had to wait while I delved, completely absorbed, into this fantastic book."

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