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Kristan Higgins is the New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of 18 novels, which have been translated into more than two dozen languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Her books have received dozens of awards and accolades, including starred reviews from Kirkus, The New York Journal of Books, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and Booklist. She is a five-time nominee for The Kirkus Prize for Best Work of Fiction, and her books regularly appear on the lists for best novels of the year of many prestigious journals and review sites. If you want to keep up with Kristan's new releases and get a free short story, sign up for her mailing list at www.kristanhiggins.com.

The proud descendant of a butcher and a laundress, Kristan lives in Connecticut with her heroic firefighter husband, two long-lashed children, a couple of frisky rescue dogs and an occasionally friendly cat.

Media Inquiries

Please direct all media inquiries for interviews,
review copies and press kits to:


Craig Burke
Vice President, Executive Publicity Director,

Special Projects Director
Berkley
212-366-2606

Erin D. Galloway
Associate Director of Publicity
Berkley
375 Hudson Street, 5th Floor

New York 10014
212-366-2153

 

For titles published by HQN:

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Lisa Wray
Manager, Publicity & Events
HQN Books | Graydon House
416.840.2732



Kristan is represented by:


Maria Carvainis
Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc.
Rockefeller Center
1270 Avenue of the Americas
Suite 2320
New York, New York 10020
(212) 245-6365
mca@mariacarvainisagency.com    

Kristan has been a featured contributor for USA TODAY print and online; Publishers Weekly Soapbox (Never Read a Romance? Grow Up, shared more than 19,000 times); Huffington Post (What We Teach Our Sons); Real Simple; Time.

 

She has been a visiting faculty member for the Yale University Summer Writing Institute and writer in residence at Lafayette College. Kristan is a popular speaker and teacher for writers conferences, and has given dozens of workshops, speeches and online classes for thousands of writers worldwide.

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Awards and Honors

Now That You Mention It

  • Starred review, Kirkus

  • Starred review, Library Journal

  • USA TODAY bestselling novel

On Second Thought

  • Starred review, Library Journal

  • Starred review, Bookpage

  • Best Books of 2017, National Public Radio

  • Five star gold review, Romantic Times

  • Amazon Editors Pick, Best Books of January

  • USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly bestselling novel

Anything for You

  • USA TODAY, New York Times, Publishers Weekly bestselling novel

  • Starred review, Library Journal

  • Starred review, Kirkus

  • Best Works of Fiction, 2015, Kirkus

  • Starred Review, Shelf Awareness

  • Best Books of the Year, Heroes & Heartbreakers

  • Top Ten Audiobooks of the Year/Romance, American Library Association

If You Only Knew

  • USA TODAY bestselling novel

  • Library Journal, starred review

  • Best books of the year, Kobo

  • Best books of 2015, National Public Radio

  • Best Books of the Year, BookPage

  • Best Women’s Fiction Book of the Year, Global Radio Network

  • Best Women’s Fiction Book of the Year, All About Romance

In Your Dreams

  • New York Times & USA TODAY bestselling novel

  • Starred review, Kirkus

  • Starred Review, Library Journal

  • Editor’s Pick, Amazon

  • Nominee, The Kirkus Prize for Best Work of Fiction

Waiting on You

  • New York Times & USA TODAY bestselling novel

  • Starred review, Kirkus

  • Starred review, New York Journal of Books

  • Editor’s Pick, Amazon

  • Nominee, The Kirkus Prize for Best Work of Fiction

The Perfect Match

  • New York Times & USA TODAY bestselling novel

  • Starred review, Kirkus

  • Top Pick, Romantic Times

  • Best Romances of November 2013, Amazon

  • Nominee, The Kirkus Prize for Best Work of Fiction

The Best Man

  • New York Times & USA TODAY bestselling novel

  • Starred Review, Publishers Weekly

  • Starred Review, Kirkus

  • Best Books of 2013, Kirkus , Amazon, National Public Radio

  • Top Ten Romances of 2013, Library Journal

  • Top Five Summer Reads, National Public Radio

  • Top Five Romances of 2013, Publishers Weekly

  • Nominee, The Kirkus Prize for Best Work of Fiction

Somebody to Love

  • New York Times & USA TODAY bestselling novel

  • Starred Review, Kirkus

  • Best Books of 2012, Kirkus

  • Starred review, Library Journal

  • Australian Romance Readers Award, Finalist, Best Contemporary

  • Best Summer Reads, The Washington Post

  • Best Summer Reads, The Huffington Post

Until There Was You

  • New York Times & USA TODAY bestselling novel

  • Top Six Romances of 2011, Barnes & Noble

  • Best Books of 2011, Kirkus

My One and Only

  • New York Times & USA TODAY bestselling novel

  • Publishers Weekly Starred Review

  • Best Book of 2011, Romance Reads/Barnes & Noble

  • Must Read Books of 2011, American Library Association

All I Ever Wanted

  • USA TODAY bestselling novel

  • Kirkus Reviews, Best Romances of 2010

  • Best Women’s Lit Book of 2010, All About Romance

  • Australian Romance Readers Award, Finalist, Best Contemporary

The Next Best Thing

  • Best Books of 2010, Booklist

  • Australian Romance Readers Award, Finalist, Best Contemporary

  • Starred Review, Bookpage

Too Good To Be True

  • #2 Bestselling Novel, Overall Fiction, Nook & Kindle

  • Winner, 2010 Romance Writers of America RITA© Award, Best Single Title Contemporary

Just One of the Guys

  • Readers’ Choice Award, Best Women’s Lit, All About Romance

  • Publisher’s Choice, Best Book of the Year, All About Romance

Catch of the Day 

  • New York Times & USA TODAY bestselling novel

  • Winner, 2008 Romance Writers of America RITA© Award, Best Single Title Contemporary

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