Karen Kingsbury
American Christian novelist (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karen Kingsbury (born June 8, 1963) is an American Christian novelist born in Fairfax, Virginia.
Karen Kingsbury | |
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Born | (1963-06-08) June 8, 1963 (age 60) Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | California State University, Northridge |
Spouse |
Don Russell ā (m. 1989) |
Children | 3 biological, 3 adopted |
Parents | Ted Kingsbury Anne Kingsbury |
Website | |
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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 is being 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]