Kathleen Norris

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in Washington, DC, The United States

July 27, 1947

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Religion & Spirituality, Poetry

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Kathleen Norris was born on July 27, 1947 in Washington, D.C. She grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, as well as on her maternal grandparents’ farm in Lemmon, South Dakota.

Her sheltered upbringing left her unprepared for the world she encountered when she began attending Bennington College in Vermont. At first shocked by the unconventionality surrounding her, Norris took refuge in poetry.

After she graduated in 1969, she moved to New York City where she joined the arts scene, associated with members of the avant-garde movement including Andy Warhol, and worked for the American Academy of Poets.

In 1974, her grandmother died leaving Norris the family farm in South Dakota, and she and her future husband, the poet David Dwyer, decided to temporarily...more

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Kathleen Norris's Books

Average rating: 4.02 · 11,087 ratings · 1,011 reviews · 41 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Cloister Walk 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 4,025 ratings — published 1963 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 2,767 ratings — published 1998 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dakota: A Spiritual Geography 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 1,942 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 974 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy and Woman's "Work" 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 417 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Virgin of Bennington 3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Girls in Church 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Holy Twins by Kathleen Norris, Tomie dePaola (Illustrator) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Best American Essays 2001 by Kathleen Norris (Editor), Robert Atwan (Series Editor) 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Psalms 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1997	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine.”
― Kathleen Norris

tags: inspirational-prayer

83 people liked it

“If grace is so wonderful, why do we have such difficulty recognizing and accepting it? Maybe it's because grace is not gentle or made-to-order. It often comes disguised as loss, or failure, or unwelcome change.”
― Kathleen Norris

tags: wisdom-grace

70 people liked it

“When I was a child, it was a matter of pride that I could plow through a Nancy Drew story in one afternoon, and begin another in the evening. . . . I was probably trying to impress the librarians who kept me supplied with books.”
― Kathleen Norris

tags: library, reading

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The following are a selection of books written by the FAVORITE AUTHORS of some of our group members...which do you want as an option for the Group Read for the Spring 2010 challenge?

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

80 votes, 26.6%

East of Eden by John Steinbeck

53 votes, 17.6%

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

49 votes, 16.3%

Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron by Jasper Fforde

28 votes, 9.3%

One for the Money by Janet Evanovich

26 votes, 8.6%

The Paris Vendetta: A Novel by Steve Berry

17 votes, 5.6%

Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings

14 votes, 4.7%

Songmaster by Orson Scott Card

14 votes, 4.7%

The Cloister Walk by Kathleen Norris

11 votes, 3.7%

Frederica by Georgette Heyer

9 votes, 3.0%

301 total votes

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