Kristan Higgins

Kristan Higgins is an American writer. She is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling American author of humorous contemporary romance. She is a three-time winner of Romance Writers of America's RITA Award and a five-time nominee for the Kirkus Prize for Best Work of Fiction.

Biography
Higgins is from Durham, Connecticut. Before writing, she worked in advertising and public relations. She lives with her firefighter husband and two children in Connecticut. She holds a BA in English from the College of the Holy Cross.

Awards and reception

 * 2008 - Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance for Catch of the Day
 * 2010 - Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance for Too Good To Be True
 * 2018 - Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Mainstream Fiction for Now That You Mention It

Her books have been translated into more than two dozen languages and received numerous starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, Kirkus and Romantic Times. She is a five-time nominee for The Kirkus Prize for best work of fiction.

Romantic Times calls Higgins "the master of small-town romance".

Library Journal calls Higgins "the funniest author out there."

Publishers Weekly cited On Second Thought as being written with "uncommon grace and empathy".