Kristy Kiernan is a novelist known for her books about friendship and family.
Early life
editAs a child grew up in multiple towns in southwest Florida, and then spent summers in Tennessee. Kiernan's father died when she was a year old, and she was raised by her mother.[1] She was nine years old when her family moved to Chicago for a time.[2] Kiernan attended several gifted programs as a child, from which she drew her ideas for Catching Genius.[3] Kiernan was interested in reading as a young child, but she did not start to write novels until she was thirty-years old.[4]
Career
editKiernan is the author of Catching Genius (Berkley Books), a novel about two sisters whose lives are altered when one is discovered to be profoundly gifted. Her second book, Matters of Faith, was published in 2008 and received the Florida Book Awards Bronze Medal.[5] Her third novel, "Between Friends" was published in 2010.
Selected publications
edit- Kiernan, Kristy (2007). Catching Genius. New York: Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-425-21435-0.[6]
- Kiernan, Kristy (2008). Matters of Faith. New York: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-425-22179-2.[7]
- Kiernan, Kristy (2010). Between Friends. New York: Berkley. ISBN 978-0-425-23347-4. OCLC 426801622.[8]
References
edit- ^ Mabe, Chauncey (2008-09-07). "Faith in herself, and her fiction". South Florida Sun Sentinel. pp. [1], [2]. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ ogle, Connie (2008-09-23). "Sand and sunsets inspire Kiernan's work". The Miami Herald. p. 65. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ MacDonald, Jay (2007-03-11). "Sisters reluctant to reunite look back on childhood". News-Press. pp. [3], [4]. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ Keller, Sue (15 Apr 2010). "Sunshine Booksellers puts Marco Island on the map". The News Press; Fort Myers, Fla. pp. B.12 – via Proquest.
- ^ Bancroft, Colette (5 July 2009). "MAGAZINE OFFERS TASTE OF CURRENT TOP WRITERS". St. Petersburg Times; St. Petersburg, Fla. pp. L.8.
- ^ Reviews of Catching Genius
- MacDonald, Jay (2007-03-11). "Sisters reluctant to reunite look back on childhood". News-Press. pp. [5], [6]. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- Mathias, Cathy (2007-04-08). "Author shares how children sometimes misinterpret world". Florida Today. p. 51. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- Hughs, Ina (2007-04-29). "Catching success". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. 50. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ Reviews of Matters of Faith
- Ogle, Connie (2008-09-23). "Sand and sunsets inspire Kiernan's work". The Miami Herald. p. 65. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- Mabe, Chauncey (2008-09-07). "Faith in herself, and her fiction". South Florida Sun Sentinel. pp. [7], [8]. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ Reviews of Between Friends
- Sampson, Hannah (2010-04-04). "Ali and Cory have unusual connections". The Miami Herald. p. 471. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- Huntley, Kristine (March 15, 2010). "Between Friends". The Booklist; Chicago. 106 (14): 18.
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