Karen Joy Fowler

About

An American author of works focusing on the lives of nineteenth-century women, she is best known for The Jane Austen Book Club, a bestselling novel that was adapted into a film. Her other works include The War of the Roses, Wit's End, and Sarah Canary.

Before Fame

She majored in political science at the University of California, Berkeley.

Trivia

She and Pat Murphy founded the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, a literary prize awarded to works of science fiction and fantasy.

Family Life

She grew up in Bloomington, Indiana and Palo Alto, California. She and her husband became parents to two children.

Associated With

Her novel The Jane Austen Book Club was made into a film starring Emily Blunt.