Kathryn Stockett

Author

Kathryn Stockett is an American author best known for The Help, her debut novel about African-American maids working in white households in 1960s Mississippi. The book spent over 100 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. The Calamity Club is her follow-up novel. Stockett grew up... in Jackson, Mississippi, and draws on her deep knowledge of the American South. Her audiobooks and books are compelling listening and reading for fans of literary fiction with a strong sense of place and stories that illuminate the complexities of race, class, and community in America. Read more Show less