A native-born Kentuckian, Kim Michele Richardson is the New York Times, L.A. Times and USA Today bestselling author who has written six novels, a memoir and, most recently, two children’s picture books. The works have been published in more than 18 languages, and she is a two-time Southern Book Prize finalist.

Her novel THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK is taught widely in high schools and college classrooms and has been adopted as a Common Read selection by states, cities and colleges across the country and abroad, and was a Favorite Read by Dolly Parton in People.

Kim Michele was inducted into the Kentucky Women’s Remembers Exhibit in 2025 by Gov. Andy Beshear for her contributions to Kentucky, and was awarded a Doctorate in Humanities from Eastern Kentucky University. She lives with her family in Kentucky and is the founder of Shy Rabbit, a writers residency, and a literacy initiative, Courthouses Reading Across Kentucky & Beyond. 

Books by Kim Michele Richardson

The Book Woman's Daughter

by Kim Michele Richardson - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction

Bestselling historical fiction author Kim Michele Richardson is back with the perfect book club read following Honey Lovett, the daughter of the beloved Troublesome book woman, who must fight for her own independence with the help of the women who guide her and the books that set her free.

The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

by Kim Michele Richardson - Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction

A young outcast braves the hardships of Kentucky’s Great Depression and brings truly magical objects to her people: books. Kim Michele Richardson's fourth novel is inspired by the brave women of the Pack Horse Library Project.