Kristin Hannah is a celebrated American writer, born on September 25, 1960. She is widely known for her compelling novels, including Winter Garden, The Nightingale, Firefly Lane, The Great Alone, and The Four Winds. In 2024, her novel The Women was published, which is set in the United States during the 1960s and explores themes related to the Vietnam War.

Hannah's works have garnered numerous accolades, and she has received awards such as The Golden Heart, The Maggie, and The National Reader's Choice in 1996. Her novel The Nightingale was an international blockbuster, earning the title of Goodreads Best Historical fiction novel for 2015 and winning the People's Choice award for best fiction in the same year. It was also recognized as a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, iTunes, Buzzfeed, the Wall Street Journal, Paste, and The Week.

In 2018, The Great Alone became an instant New York Times #1 bestseller and was named the Best Historical Novel of the Year by Goodreads. The Four Winds, published in February 2021, also achieved #1 bestseller status on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Indie bookstore's lists.

Several of her novels have been adapted for the screen. The Nightingale is in production at Tri Star, with Dakota and Elle Fanning set to star. Firefly Lane, another beloved novel, was adapted into a popular Netflix series starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke.

A former attorney, Kristin Hannah resides in the Pacific Northwest.