Karen Kingsbury

Karen Kingsbury
Born (1963-06-08) June 8, 1963 (age 61)
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
Alma materCalifornia State University, Northridge
Spouse
Don Russell
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(m. 1989)​
Children3 biological, 3 adopted
ParentsTed Kingsbury
Anne Kingsbury
Website
www.karenkingsbury.com

Karen Kingsbury (born June 8, 1963) is an American Christian novelist born in Fairfax, Virginia.

She was a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times and later wrote for the Los Angeles Daily News. Her first book, Missy's Murder (1991), was based on a murder story that she covered in Los Angeles. During this time, she had an article published in People Magazine.

She has written or co-written almost 100 novels or short stories, and (as of 2008) has nearly 13 million copies of her novels in print.[1][2] She is a #1 New York Times and USA Today[3] best selling novelist with the last dozen books published topping bestseller lists. Some of her novels are being developed into movies by The Hallmark Channel,[4] including The Bridge, A Time to Dance (2015),[5] and Maggie's Christmas Miracle (2017). Her Baxter Family series was adapted into a television series.[6] Lightworkers Media and Roma Downey have the rights to develop the series.[7]

Kingsbury also does public speaking, and through national events she reaches more than 100,000 people each year.[4]

  1. ^ Mike Bailey, staff writer for The Columbian, February 5, 2008. The Columbian: Arts & Living feature Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Christian Women's Conferences". Ewomen.net. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ "About Karen Kingsbury | Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge | Hallmark Movies and Mysteries". Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  4. ^ a b "Karen Kingsbury". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  5. ^ "Hallmark Channel Developing Pair of Karen Kingsbury Adaptations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  6. ^ "Roma Downey To Develop Kingsbury's "Baxter Family" TV Series - Alive Literary Agency". Alive Literary Agency. 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  7. ^ "Karen Kingsbury's 'The Baxter Family' Novel Series Coming to TV!". itsawonderfulmovie.blogspot.ca. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-30.