Tara Conklin is a writer and former lawyer whose first novel, THE HOUSE GIRL, was a New York Times bestseller, a #1 Indie Next pick and a Target Book Club pick, and has been translated into eight languages. Her second novel, THE LAST ROMANTICS, was published to wide acclaim.  An instant New York Times bestseller, THE LAST ROMANTICS was a Barnes & Noble Book Club pick and an Indie Next pick, and was selected by Jenna Bush Hager as the inaugural read for the Today Show Book Club. Her latest novel is COMMUNITY BOARD.

Before turning to fiction, Tara worked for an international human rights organization and at corporate law firms in London and New York. She was born in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, and grew up in western Massachusetts. She holds a BA in history from Yale University, a JD from NYU School of Law, and a Master of Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. Tara now lives in Seattle with her family where she writes, teaches at Hugo House and works with private clients on manuscript development.

Books by Tara Conklin

The Last Romantics

by Tara Conklin - Fiction, Women's Fiction

A sweeping yet intimate epic about one American family, THE LAST ROMANTICS is an unforgettable exploration of the ties that bind us together, the responsibilities we embrace and the duties we resent, and how we can lose --- and sometimes rescue --- the ones we love.

The House Girl

by Tara Conklin - Fiction, Historical Fiction

Art historians now suspect that the revered paintings of Lu Anne Bell, an antebellum artist known for her humanizing portraits of the slaves who worked her tobacco farm, were actually the work of Josephine, Lu Anne’s 17-year-old house slave. In piecing together Josephine's story, ambitious young lawyer Lina Sparrow embarks on a journey that will lead her to question her own life, including the full story of her mother's mysterious death.