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Katherine Center

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BookPage calls Katherine Center “the reigning queen of comfort reads.” She’s the New York Times bestselling author of eleven novels, including The Bodyguard, Hello Stranger, Things You Save in a Fire, and her summer 2024 book, The Rom-Commers. Katherine writes laugh-and-cry books: bittersweet romantic comedies about how life knocks us down—and how we get back up. She’s been compared to both Jane Austen and Nora Ephron, and the Dallas Morning News calls her stories, “satisfying in the most soul-nourishing way.” The Netflix movie adaptation of her novel Happiness for Beginners—starring Ellie Kemper and Luke Grimes—just hit the Global Top Ten in 81 countries, and the mov ...more

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Average rating: 3.94 · 1,554,351 ratings · 214,626 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Bodyguard 3.94 avg rating — 422,921 ratings — published 2022 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rom-Commers 4.05 avg rating — 236,975 ratings — published 2024 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Things You Save in a Fire 4.01 avg rating — 184,868 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hello Stranger 3.92 avg rating — 182,190 ratings — published 2023 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Love Haters 3.80 avg rating — 137,244 ratings — published 2025 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Walk Away 4.08 avg rating — 125,952 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happiness for Beginners 4.03 avg rating — 82,090 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What You Wish For 3.76 avg rating — 75,278 ratings — published 2020 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Husband 3.83 avg rating — 25,137 ratings — published 2013 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bright Side of Disaster 3.65 avg rating — 22,445 ratings — published 2006 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Katherine Center and 1 other person liked Emily Aldana's review of The Shippers: "I’ve loved all of Katherine Center’s rom-coms and The Shippers might have just topped the list. I usually find friends to lovers and second chance stories a little meh. But The Shippers is the exception to the rule. This book is laugh out loud funny " Read more of this review »
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Katherine Center and 1 other person liked Amanda's review of The Shippers: "I love Katherine Center’s books. They are emotional, funny and romantic. I absolutely loved the dynamic between Cooper and JoJo. He is her best friend who is there for her until he isn’t for four long years. This leaves JoJo both hurt and confused ab" Read more of this review »
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Katherine Center and 1 other person liked Michelle's review of The Shippers: "This is the second book, I have read by Katherine Center. I really loved it. It was sweet, romantic, and heartwarming. I love reading books about best friend romances. I do think the proposal should've gone a little better. All in all it was really a" Read more of this review »
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Katherine Center and 1 other person liked Krissbeth's review of The Shippers: "Katherine Center writes a hit, once again!!! JoJo is about to witness her sister get married and realizes she is ready to get herself out of her intimacy rut. She recruits her childhood best friend, Cooper, whom she was once heartbroken by, to help h" Read more of this review »
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Katherine Center answered Claire's question: Is the Afterword in the Audiobook version of "The Rom-Commers" available in print anywhere? I don't think it is in the print edition of "The Rom-Commers". I would love to read it again. HI! I think it's not in the hardcover of the book, but it is in the paperback version!! (Normally the author's notes are in the hardcover, too, but on that book it got left out by accident!) Thank you for asking!! :)
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“When you don't know what to do for yourself, do something for somebody else.”
― Katherine Center, How to Walk Away

tags: inspirational

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“Choosing to love—despite all the ways that people let you down, and disappear, and break your heart. Knowing everything we know about how hard life is and choosing to love, anyway.. That’s not weakness, that’s courage.”
― Katherine Center, Things You Save in a Fire

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“I think just because you can't keep something doesn't mean it wasn't worth it. Nothing lasts forever. What matters is what we take with us.”
― Katherine Center, The Bodyguard

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In November you begin to know how long the winter will be. /Martha Gellhorn/

So help us pick November BOTM and stock up on books! :)

Young adult fantasy

Sabriel by Garth Nix

A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

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Storm Glass by Jeff Wheeler

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The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

Normal People by Sally Rooney

36 votes 29.0%

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On a Cold Dark Sea by Elizabeth Blackwell

Dragon Springs Road by Janie Chang

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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2001 A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) by Arthur C. Clarke

2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley

Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) by Jeff VanderMeer

Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer

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Katherine’s Quotes

“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”
― Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

tags: accountability, authenticity, belonging, courage, creativity, empathy, joy, love, meaning, purpose, spirituality, vulnerability

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“The things we remember are what we hold on to. And what we hold on to becomes the story of our lives.”
― Katherine Center, Happiness for Beginners

tags: happiness, life-lesson, memory

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“Barni loved talking about the dresses. "Aren't they huge? I've just always been this way," she said, twirling a little. "Just born healthy, I guess."

Oh, God. I hated her so much.”
― Katherine Center, Get Lucky

tags: annoying-people, bitchiness, vain

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“Courage is contagious. My friend Katherine Center says, "You have to be brave with your life so that others can be brave with theirs.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

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“Nobody was perfect. Not even close. And everybody had wrinkles from smiling and squinting and craining their necks. Everybody has marks on their bodies from years of living- a trail of life left on them. Evidence of all the adventures and sleepless nights and practical jokes and heartbreaks that had made them who they are.”
― Katherine Center, Everyone is Beautiful

tags: life

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