Kristin Hannah is an award-winning and bestselling author, celebrated for her poignant and captivating storytelling. Born on September 25, 1960, in Garden Grove, she has become a renowned figure in American literature. Hannah's journey into the literary world is marked by her vast array of novels that have touched the hearts of readers worldwide.

Her most notable works include Winter Garden, The Nightingale, Firefly Lane, The Great Alone, and The Four Winds. The Nightingale not only garnered the title of Goodreads Best Historical Fiction Novel in 2015 but also won the People's Choice Award for Best Fiction in the same year. It has been acclaimed by Amazon, iTunes, Buzzfeed, the Wall Street Journal, Paste, and The Week as a Best Book of the Year. Furthermore, The Great Alone achieved instant success, becoming a New York Times #1 bestseller and was declared the Best Historical Novel of the Year by Goodreads in 2018. The Four Winds, published in February of 2021, also climbed to the #1 spot on various bestseller lists including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Indie bookstore's lists.

In addition to her literary victories, Kristin's novel Firefly Lane became the #1 Netflix series worldwide upon its release, starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke. With Season Two concluding on April 27, 2023, the series has captivated a global audience. Beyond her career as a writer, Kristin, a former attorney, resides in the Pacific Northwest, where she continues to inspire and influence the literary scene.