Charlaine Harris is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels span several genres, including mystery, romance, and fantasy. She is best known for two series: the Sookie Stackhouse series (also known as the Southern Vampire Mysteries) and the Aurora Teagarden series.
Charlaine Harris was born on November 25, 1951, in Tunica, Mississippi.
She began writing plays and poetry at a young age and honed her craft as a journalist for several newspapers.
Harris published her first novel, Sweet and Deadly, in 1981.
She gained mainstream success with the Sookie Stackhouse series, which was adapted into the hit TV show True Blood.
Harris has won several awards for her writing, including the Anthony Award and the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award.
She currently resides in Texas with her husband and children.
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The Sookie Stackhouse series, also known as the Southern Vampire Mysteries, is a series of 13 novels that follow the telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse as she navigates the supernatural world of vampires, werewolves, and other paranormal creatures.
The Aurora Teagarden series is a series of 10 novels that follow the amateur sleuth Aurora Teagarden as she solves mysteries in her small town.
The Midnight, Texas series is a trilogy of novels that follow the residents of a small Texas town where supernatural beings live side by side with humans.
The reading order for the Sookie Stackhouse series is: Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, Dead as a Doornail, Definitely Dead, All Together Dead, From Dead to Worse, Dead and Gone, Dead in the Family, Dead Reckoning, Deadlocked, and Dead Ever After.
Yes, the Aurora Teagarden series has been adapted into several TV movies for the Hallmark Channel.
In addition to the Sookie Stackhouse and Aurora Teagarden series, Charlaine Harris has written several standalone novels and series, including the Shakespeare series, the Cemetery Girl series, and the Gunnie Rose series.
The Midnight, Texas series follows the residents of a small Texas town where supernatural beings live side by side with humans. The trilogy features a unique cast of characters, including psychics, witches, a vampire, a weretiger, and a fallen angel.
Yes, Charlaine Harris is still writing. Her most recent novel, The Russian Cage, was published in 2021.