Kris Radish fell in love with words as a little girl when she discovered the joy of reading about Nancy Drew. By the beginning of eighth grade she had read every book in her local Wisconsin library and knew she was going to be a writer. With almost a million of her bestselling novels in print, she is now a favorite among readers, book clubs and independent booksellers across the country. Her novels celebrate the power, passion and friendships of women.
In 2002, Radish published her first novel with Bantam Books, an ode to the power of female friendships called THE ELEGANT GATHERING OF WHITE SNOWS, which was originally published by the small, independent feminist press Spinsters Ink with a limited 3,000 copy print-run. It went on to become an independent bookseller favorite, a Book Sense 76 Selection, and appeared on national bestseller lists. Radish thinks of her writing as “narrative that focuses on greater life experiences and deeper character portrayals about women who are not just starting down the road but building an entire new freeway.” This is evident in all her novels including 2004’s DANCING NAKED AT THE EDGE OF DAWN, ANNIE FREEMAN’S FABULOUS TRAVELING FUNERAL (February 2006), THE SUNDAY LIST OF DREAMS, (January 2007), SEARCHING FOR PARADISE IN PARKER, PA (April 2008) and THE SHORTEST DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO WOMEN.
Radish is also the author of two nonfiction books, Run, Bambi, Run and Birth Order.
When she’s not writing, Radish does public speaking and holds workshops on writing and “real women’s issues.” Her talks highlight her own experiences as a working journalist and divorced mother of two and focus on self-empowerment. Radish engages her audiences with laughter, stories of her writer’s life, how she creates characters that women easily relate to, and how she in turn leans on her characters for support in her own life.
Radish has a degree in journalism and is a full-time writer. She lives in the Tampa Bay area. Her seventh novel, HEARTS ON A STRING, will be published on May 25, 2010.