New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kim Michele Richardson has written four works of historical fiction, and a bestselling memoir, THE UNBREAKBALE CHILD. Her latest multi-award-winning novel, THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK, is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller and has earned a 2019 LibraryReads Best Book award, Forbes Best Historical Novel, Book-A-Million Best Fiction, and is an Oprah's Buzziest Books pick and a Women’s National Book Association Great Group Reads selection. It was inspired by the real life "blue people" of Kentucky, and the fierce, brave Packhorse Librarians who used the power of literacy to overcome bigotry and fear during the Great Depression. Kim Michele lives with her family in Kentucky and is the founder of Shy Rabbit.