Charlaine Harris

Charlaine Harris is an American author of mystery, romance, and fantasy novels. She is best known for her Southern Vampire Mysteries series, which was adapted into the HBO television series True Blood.

Harris was born in Tunica, Mississippi, in 1951. She attended Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, where she studied theater and English. After graduating, she worked as a newspaper reporter and editor.

Harris began writing fiction in the early 1980s. Her first novel, Real Murders, was published in 1990. She has since published over 50 novels, including the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries, the Lily Bard Mysteries, and the Harper Connelly Mysteries.

Harris is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, the American Crime Writers League, and the Sisters in Crime. She has won numerous awards for her writing, including the Agatha Award, the Anthony Award, and the Goodreads Choice Award.

Harris lives in Magnolia, Arkansas, with her husband and two dogs.