Kristy Woodson Harvey
KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY is the national bestselling author of DEAR CAROLINA (Berkley/Penguin Random House, 2015), LIES AND OTHER ACTS OF LOVE (Berkley/Penguin Random House, 2016) and the Peachtree Bluff Series, beginning with SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF SIMPLE (Gallery/Simon & Schuster, 2017) and her latest book, THE SECRET TO SOUTHERN CHARM (Gallery/Simon & Schuster, 2018).
DEAR CAROLINA was long-listed for the Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize, has been optioned for film and has appeared on numerous “must-read” lists. LIES AND OTHER ACTS OF LOVE was a Romantic Times top pick, a SIBA Okra Pick and a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF SIMPLE was a Southern Bestseller, a Barnes & Noble Bestseller, one of PopSugar’s picks for “Ultimate Summer Reading” and one of Glitter Guide’s “Must-Reads for April” and has been nominated for the Southern Book Prize. THE SECRET TO SOUTHERN CHARM was one of Southern Living’s Best Spring Break Reads, a 2018 Spring SIBA Okra Pick, USA Today Happy Ever After’s Best Women’s Fiction, and Southern Living’s Most Anticipated Beach Reads.
Harvey blogs with her mom, Beth Woodson, daily on Design Chic, about how creating a beautiful home can be the catalyst for creating a beautiful life and loves connecting with readers at her website. Design Chic is the inaugural member of the design blogger Hall of Fame, sponsored by Traditional Home, and winner of Amara’s Best Luxury Blog, sponsored by Roberto Cavalli.
Harvey is a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism and holds a MA in English from East Carolina University, with a concentration in multicultural and transnational literature. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications and websites, including Southern Living, Traditional Home, Parade, USA Today, Domino, Our State and O. Henry. She has been seen in Women’s Health, Southern Living, The Washington Post, US News and World Report, The Huffington Post, USA Today’s Happy Every After, Marie Claire’s The Fix, Woman’s World, Readers’ Digest, Bustle, and North Carolina Bookwatch, among others.
She is a proud member of the Tall Poppy Writers, serves on the board of Beaufort Historical Association and is a member of the University of North Carolina’s Women’s Leadership Council. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and six-year-old son where she is working on her next novel.
Learn More: kristywoodsonharvey.com