RITA Award
2 appearances
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Edition 27 (2008) Winner
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Edition 29 (2010) Winner
Kristan Higgins
クリスタン・ヒギンズ
Kurisutan Higginzu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Durham, Connecticut
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Durham, Connecticut → Connecticut
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2006-2024
- Nominations
- Kirkus Prize for Best Work of Fiction (5-time nominee)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of the Holy Cross | — | English | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
College of the Holy Cross
English
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | RITA Award | Catch of the Day | Best Contemporary Single Title | Romance Writers of America | Winner |
| 2010 | RITA Award | Too Good to Be True | Best Contemporary Single Title | Romance Writers of America | Winner |
| 2018 | RITA Award | Now That You Mention It | Best Mainstream Fiction | Romance Writers of America | Winner |
RITA Award
2008
Work:
Catch of the Day
Category:
Best Contemporary Single Title
Organization:
Romance Writers of America
Result:
Winner
RITA Award
2010
Work:
Too Good to Be True
Category:
Best Contemporary Single Title
Organization:
Romance Writers of America
Result:
Winner
RITA Award
2018
Work:
Now That You Mention It
Category:
Best Mainstream Fiction
Organization:
Romance Writers of America
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Catch of the Day
2007 RomanceToo Good to Be True
2009 RomanceNow That You Mention It
2017 Mainstream FictionBibliography
- Fools Rush In
- Catch of the Day
- Just One of the Guys
- Too Good to Be True
- The Next Best Thing
- All I Ever Wanted
- My One and Only
- Until There Was You
- Somebody to Love
- The Best Man
- The Perfect Match
- Waiting on You
- In Your Dreams
- If You Only Knew
- Anything for You
- On Second Thought
- Now That You Mention It
- Good Luck with That
- Life and Other Inconveniences
- Always the Last to Know
- Pack Up the Moon
- Out of the Clear Blue Sky
- A Little Ray of Sunshine
Translations of Works
- Translated into more than two dozen languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Humorous contemporary romanceMaster of small-town romance
- Recurring Motifs
- Small-town settingsRomantic comedy
Legacy
New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of humorous contemporary romance. Three-time RITA Award winner and five-time Kirkus Prize nominee.
Trivia
- From Durham, Connecticut.
- Lives with her firefighter husband and two children in Connecticut.
- Worked in advertising and public relations before writing.