Kristin Hannah is an American writer born on September 25, 1960. She is renowned for her captivating novels that have touched the hearts of many readers worldwide. Her most notable works include Winter Garden, The Nightingale, Firefly Lane, The Great Alone, and The Four Winds. In 2024, The Women was published, set in the United States during the 1960s' Vietnam War.

Hannah is an award-winning and bestselling author of over 20 novels, including the international blockbuster, The Nightingale, which was named the Goodreads Best Historical Fiction Novel for 2015 and won the coveted People's Choice Award for Best Fiction in the same year. It was also named 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 tremendous success, hitting #1 on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Indie bookstore bestseller lists. It was a book club pick for both the Today Show and the Book Of the Month Club, which named it the best book of 2021.

The Nightingale is currently in production at Tri Star, with Dakota and Elle Fanning set to star, while Tri Star has also optioned The Great Alone, which is in development. Additionally, Firefly Lane, her beloved novel about two best friends, became the #1 Netflix series worldwide during its release week, starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke.

Before becoming a novelist, Kristin Hannah was an attorney. She resides in the Pacific Northwest.