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Katherine Center

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BookPage calls Katherine Center “the reigning queen of comfort reads.” She's the New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including How to Walk Away, Things You Save in a Fire, and What You Wish For. Her summer 2022 book is The Bodyguard. The movie adaptation of her novel The Lost Husband (starring Josh Duhamel) hit #1 on Netflix, and her novel Happiness for Beginners is in production as a Netflix original movie (starring Ellie Kemper and Luke Grimes) right now. Katherine writes laugh-and-cry books about how life knocks us down—and how we get back up. She’s been compared to both Jane Austen and Nora Ephron, and the Dallas Morning News calls her stories, “satisfying in the most soul-nourishing way.” Her books have made countless Bes ...more

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Katherine Center Thank you so much for asking!! I am a huge fan of Helen and Jake, too. I haven't thought about doing a sequel for those two specifically, but I HAVE t…moreThank you so much for asking!! I am a huge fan of Helen and Jake, too. I haven't thought about doing a sequel for those two specifically, but I HAVE thought about writing a story for Duncan! I kind of fell in love with Duncan while I was writing that story (I originally thought he'd be a very minor character, but he was just so hilarious and frustrating and sweet and goofy that I couldn't resist him). I'd love to see what he's up to these days!! :) (less)
Katherine Center HI Ann!!! You are very kind! Thank you! The short answer to your question is: Yes! I am lucky to be married to a guy who is possibly the funniest pers…moreHI Ann!!! You are very kind! Thank you! The short answer to your question is: Yes! I am lucky to be married to a guy who is possibly the funniest person ever, and we joke around constantly--just teasing each other and cracking jokes and bantering. Of all the different elements of a story, dialogue is by far the easiest for me to write. Once I've spent even just a few minutes with the characters in whatever situation they're in, I just start to "hear" them talking. It really just happens on its own. It's like taking dictation. They talk, and I type what they say. Not every aspect of writing is that easy for me. I work much harder—in a way that actually feels like work—on the overall structure of the story and the character arcs and figuring out how the storylines build, and play off each other, and intersect. But the dialogue? It just kind of happens like magic, and getting to write it is one of the great joys in my life. :)(less)
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Things You Save in a Fire

4.02 avg rating — 103,450 ratings — published 2019 — 25 editions
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How to Walk Away

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What You Wish For

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The Lost Husband

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The Bright Side of Disaster

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Everyone is Beautiful

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Get Lucky

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THE BODYGUARD Book Tour!!!

 

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Katherine Center Katherine Center said: " GET THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!! Loved, loved, loved it. So much wisdom here about how to bring joy into your life. This is one of those non-fiction reads that I will re-read over and over to try to absorb its wisdom. SO grateful I found this book. RUN to grab ...more "

 

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"My sincere thanks to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read Hello Stranger and give my unbiased opinion of it in the following review.

Hello Stranger follows Sadie who is a portrait artist. At the beginning of the book," Read more of this review »
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"Katherine Center has done it again! Compelling characters, a fascinating plot, and a great love story will keep you from putting this book down. When portrait artist Sadie devops the condition of face blindness, she must rethink out how to get along " Read more of this review »
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"Holy smokes. This book was SO good.

I read The Bodyguard last summer, and much like most of the internet, fell head over heals in love with Katherine's writing. It's hard to follow up on such a successful hit, so I wasn't sure what to expect with Hell" Read more of this review »
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
"This book was adorable! Katherine Center did such a great job with every twist and turn in this book. If you are looking for a fun read, this is the one!

I recommend not reading any spoiler reviews and just jumping into it!"
Katherine Center answered Toni Goodall's question: Katherine Center
HI!!! Thanks so much for reading!! So, Duncan is a character who shows up in two (I think only 2! If it's more than that, it wasn't on purpose!!) of my books--and he's the same guy. He's Helen's little brother in my 2015 book Happiness for Beginners, See Full Answer
Katherine Center voted for The Bodyguard as Best Romance in the Opening Round of the 2022 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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" Erin Kirstein Allen wrote: "Can’t wait to read it! Love all of your books."

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It's official, apparently.

I can't *not* review my own books on Goodreads.

I try to resist every time, but here we are again. Ya know? It's like seeing your kid outside on a chilly day in a thin t-shirt and just wanting to run out with a sweater SO B
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It's official, apparently.

I can't *not* review my own books on Goodreads.

I try to resist every time, but here we are again. Ya know? It's like seeing your kid outside on a chilly day in a thin t-shirt and just wanting to run out with a sweater SO B
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“I think just because you can't keep something doesn't mean it wasn't worth it. Nothing lasts forever. What matters is what we take with us.”
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“When you don't know what to do for yourself, do something for somebody else.”
Katherine Center, How to Walk Away

“Choosing to love—despite all the ways that people let you down, and disappear, and break your heart. Knowing everything we know about how hard life is and choosing to love, anyway.. That’s not weakness, that’s courage.”
Katherine Center, Things You Save in a Fire

“It's the trying that heals you. That's all you have to do. Just try.”
Katherine Center, How to Walk Away

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“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”
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“The things we remember are what we hold on to. And what we hold on to becomes the story of our lives.”
Katherine Center, Happiness for Beginners

“Barni loved talking about the dresses. "Aren't they huge? I've just always been this way," she said, twirling a little. "Just born healthy, I guess."

Oh, God. I hated her so much.”
Katherine Center, Get Lucky

“Courage is contagious. My friend Katherine Center says, "You have to be brave with your life so that others can be brave with theirs.”
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“Nobody was perfect. Not even close. And everybody had wrinkles from smiling and squinting and craining their necks. Everybody has marks on their bodies from years of living- a trail of life left on them. Evidence of all the adventures and sleepless nights and practical jokes and heartbreaks that had made them who they are.”
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Beth Hi Katherine,
Thanks for befriending this fellow Goodreads author!


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