Kim Michele Richardson

NEW YORK TIMES, LOS ANGELES TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Kim Michele Richardson has written five works of historical fiction, and a bestselling memoir. Her critically acclaimed, award-winning novel, The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek was a Dolly Recommended Read, a 2019 LibraryReads Best Book, a 2019 Forbes Best Historical Novel, 2020 PBS Readers Choice, an Oprah's Buzziest Books pick and a Women’s National Book Association Great Group Reads selection. It was inspired by the real life "blue people" of Kentucky, and the fierce, brave Packhorse Librarians who used the power of literacy to overcome bigotry, and fear during the Great Depression. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is taught widely in high schools and college classrooms and has been adopted as a Common Read selection by states, cities, and colleges across the country and abroad, as well as translated into over a dozen languages. Kim Michele’s fifth novel, a stand-alone and sequel to The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is an instant NYT and USA TODAY bestseller and also has become a Common Read in many states. Her next work is a children's picture book titled Junia: The Book Mule of Troublesome Creek, and will be available spring of 2024. Kim Michele lives with her family in Kentucky and is also the founder of Shy Rabbit. To learn more visit www.kimmichelerichardson.com