HELLO STRANGER Book Tour!

Come see me on book tour, y’all!! And bring all your friends! It’s ALWAYS such a great time when book people get together. Come for the book—and stay for the laughs and the hugs and the joy! Here’s everything I know so far about where I’ll be and how you can join me! Not everything […]

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THE BODYGUARD Book Tour!!!

FRIENDS & FICTION – VIRTUAL – PRE-LAUNCH EVENT WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 7 PM EST For details, visit FriendsandFiction.com The Night Before Pub Day INSTAGRAM LIVE with EMILY HENRY with the divine #1 NYT bestselling author EMILY HENRY!! MONDAY, JULY 18 – PUB DAY EVE 8 pm EASTERN/5 pm PACIFIC *Follow Emily’s Instagram [ @emilyhenrywrites ] […]

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HAPPINESS FOR BEGINNERS will be a Netflix movie!!

So beyond thrilled to share that my fifth novel, HAPPINESS FOR BEGINNERS, is going to be a movie!! Directed (and adapted) for Netflix by the brilliant Vicky Wight, who also did the wildly popular adaptation of my novel The Lost Husband! READ THE BOOK before you see the movie!! Buy links HERE. GET NOTIFIED when […]

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QUOTES

Here are some Katherine Center quotes gathered from around the web.         I like to write about people who are real and likeable.  I like to write about people who tell their stories in that close and intimate voice we use with best friends. I love the closeness and honesty and vulnerability […]

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Event with BRENE BROWN for Things You Save in a Fire!!!

SO excited to share that THURSDAY, September 24, 2020, I’m doing a VIRTUAL EVENT with the legendary Brené Brown to celebrate the paperback release of Things You Save in a Fire!   Who says nothing good can happen this year??   Brené and I have been friends for over 10 years, and she’s been an […]

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WHAT YOU WISH FOR BOOK TOUR!

The WHAT YOU WISH FOR book tour has moved to virtual! No in-person hugs—but lots of online laughs. Come hang out and let’s celebrate this book about JOY ON PURPOSE! JULY & AUGUST EVENTS *TIME ZONES vary based on the location of the store, so adjust accordingly!! 🙂 July 14 / BRAZOS BOOKSTORE – Houston, […]

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The Lost Husband MOVIE opens in theaters APRIL 10 !!!! !!!! !!!!!

Y’all, it’s happening! My novel The Lost Husband is becoming a movie!! Watch the trailer! The film stars Leslie Bibb as Libby, Josh Duhamel as O’Connor, Nora Dunn as Aunt Jean, and Sharon Lawrence as Libby’s mom, Marsha. More on the cast here. Writer/Director Vicky Wight of Six Foot Pictures (read a Q&A with Vicky […]

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BOOK TOUR for Things You Save in a Fire!

Come hang out with me on book tour! Things You Save in a Fire goes on sale Tuesday, August 13, 2019—and I’ll be touring Texas and the south for two weeks to celebrate!!   Here’s the current book tour schedule! Please come see me—or send your friends who live in or near these towns!   […]

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Meet writer/director Vicky Wight!

So excited to do a little Q&A with the lovely Vicky Wight, the writer/director who is bringing The Lost Husband to the big screen! Vicky is one of my favorite people. She’s gracious and lovely with a wry sense of humor and a tenacious bravery that I so admire. Every time I’m around her, I […]

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COVER REVEAL! Things You Save in a Fire

Hello there! Let me introduce you to my NEW BOOK! It’s not on sale until August 2019, but you can PRE-ORDER here! Cassie Hanwell was born for emergencies. As one of the only female firefighters in her Texas firehouse, she’s seen her fair share of them, and she’s a total pro at other people’s tragedies. But when […]

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THREE GOOD THINGS I’ve just added an “archives” section to my quarterly newsletter page! So now you can go back and check out all the good things I’ve recommended since Three Good things began! Check it out here, and click on the the links (or images) to read about the good things.  

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How to Walk Away Playlist

This summer I did a fair bit of road-tripping, driving to bookstores and book events, and as I sang along to songs on my iTunes, I found that certain songs just SOUNDED like moments in How to Walk Away. So just for fun, here are some of them. If I were in charge of the […]

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LAUNCH EVENTS for HOW TO WALK AWAY

How to Walk Away goes on sale MAY 15, 2018!!!!! Things are ramping up for How to Walk Away! It’s gotten starred reviews from Kirkus and Booklist, and Publishers Weekly calls it “a heartfelt guide to living the fullest life possible.” It’s been chosen as a Book-of-the-Month Club selection. We’re having two launches that week […]

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GIRL BOOKS FOR BOYS

My TEDx Talk is about how important it is to encourage boys to read stories about girls—stories that put boys in the shoes of female main characters so that they can practice empathizing with folks on the other side of the gender divide.   As things stand in our storytelling culture, the vast majority of […]

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