60 ratings | 25 reviews | avg rating:4.33

Karen’s Year In Books

Karen’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Karen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Karen’s 2025 Year in Books

Karen A. Chase’s Followers (127)

Karen’s Bookshelves

to-read (138)
currently-reading (0)
read (93)
chasing-histories-list (14)
for-the-love-of-travel-list (3)
my-book-club-picks (12)
writing-inspiration-list (7)

Karen’s Friends (676)

Bill Blume

904 books | 360 friends

Melissa Face

224 books | 129 friends

Clifford

1,560 books | 3,205 friends

maria

1,263 books | 2,448 friends

Lauren Sapala

1,025 books | 3,589 friends

Peg Fitzpatrick

516 books | 638 friends

A.C. Fuller

230 books | 595 friends

Michael Compton

970 books | 4,238 friends

More friends…

Karen A. Chase

Goodreads Author

Born

in Calgary, Canada

March 04, 1971

Website

http://karenachase.com

Twitter

KarenAChase

Genre

Historical Fiction, Travel Essay, Southern Women's Fiction

Influences

Cokie Roberts, Ann Patchett, Wilbur A. Smith, David McCullough, Bill B ...more

Member Since

June 2012

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/karenachase

edit data

Karen A. Chase is the award-winning author of CARRYING INDEPENDENCE. No. 12 on the Top 100 Indie books of 2019, it was short-listed for the Eric Hoffer Indie Publishing Award, and was a semifinalist in the Screencraft Cinematic Book competition. Karen was a visiting scholar at the American Antiquarian Society and a Virginia Humanities 2019-2020 Library of Virginia Fellow.

Her first book, Bonjour 40: A Paris Travel Log, garnered seven independent publishing awards. She is a member of James River Writers, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Historical Novelist Society, and the American Revolutionary Round Table. Originally from Calgary, Canada, she resides with two scrappy cats, and her partner, Ted, in Richmo ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Karen A. Chase questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Karen A. Chase’s books

Average rating: 3.99 · 384 ratings · 89 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Carrying Independence (A Founding-Documents Novel Book 1) 4.36 avg rating — 160 ratings — 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
	Bonjour 40: A Paris travel log (40 years. 40 days. 40 seconds.) 3.59 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Mary Angela's Kitchen 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 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
	Brand the Author (Not the Book): A Workbook for Writing & Launching Your Own Author Brand Plan 4.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 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
	Bonjour 40: A Paris travel Log: (40 years. 40 days. 40 seconds.) [Paperback] [2012] (Author) Karen A. Chase by Karen A. Chase (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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

More books by Karen A. Chase…

201 posts
Karen A. Chase's Blog

Women in American Revolution: Agency, Coverture, and the Revolutionary War

As we honor Veteran’s Day today, let’s talk about women’s involvement in our founding and the Revolution. While researching women’s roles in the American Revolution for a historical novel, I became fascinated by primary sources showing young women working in trades or nurturing “expected” talents like needlework while family members discussed their futures. These moments capture a reality for coun

rss
Karen’s Recent Updates

Karen Chase rated a book really liked it A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell	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
Nov 16, 2025 06:27PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Karen Chase rated a book liked it The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (Goodreads Author)	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
Feb 15, 2025 12:35PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Karen Chase rated a book it was ok The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World's Greatest Piece of Cheese by Michael Paterniti	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
Jan 17, 2025 11:42AM · like
Karen Chase rated a book it was amazing The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf	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
Sep 22, 2024 06:22PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Karen Chase rated a book it was amazing James by Percival Everett	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
Sep 05, 2024 05:06PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of James by Percival Everett. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — James by Percival Everett <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Karen Chase rated a book it was amazing The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann (Goodreads Author)	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
Jan 04, 2024 06:28PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Wager by David Grann. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Wager by David Grann <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

More of Karen's books…

Quotes by Karen A. Chase (?)

“Books aren't for decoration, they are to improve the design of one's interior.”
― Karen A. Chase

2 likes

“Upon returning home, I asked a Parisian friend who lives near me how she does it. How does she manage to adjust to our grocery stores and our food when she comes back from Paris? I was having a heck of a time with it. She shook her head sympathetically and said, “I remember one time I came back to the States. I went to the grocery store. I stood in the aisles. And I cried. I literally cried.”
― Karen A. Chase, Bonjour 40: A Paris travel log

1 likes

“I enjoy writing historical fiction because it allows me to live more lives than just this one.”
― Karen A. Chase

tags: author-quotes, historical-fiction, writing, writing-philosophy

1 likes

See all Karen A. Chase's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Around the World ...: Free and Cheap E-Books	695	7681	Nov 03, 2025 07:34AM
THE WORLD WAR TWO...: Break Out Area	2604	582	Nov 13, 2025 11:35AM

Karen’s Quotes

“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
― Benjamin Franklin

tags: hmmm

6888 likes

“I will write my way into another life.”
― Ann Patchett, Truth & Beauty

28 likes

“Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard."

(Interview with NEH chairman Bruce Cole, Humanities, July/Aug. 2002, Vol. 23/No. 4)”
― David McCullough

tags: clarity, creative-process, precision, thinking, thought, writing

275 likes

“Don't walk in my head with your dirty feet.”
― Leo Buscaglia, Living, Loving & Learning

tags: influence, prejudice

260 likes

1 likes

More of Karen’s quotes…

Karen’s Friend Comments

No comments have been added yet.

Karen’s Year In Books

Karen A. Chase’s Followers (127)

Add New
Videos

Karen’s Bookshelves

Karen’s Friends (676)

Karen A. Chase

Goodreads Author

Learn more
Ask the Author

Popular Answered Questions

Combine Editions
Karen A. Chase’s books

201 posts
Karen A. Chase's Blog

Women in American Revolution: Agency, Coverture, and the Revolutionary War

rss
Karen’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

See a Problem?

Preview — The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

See a Problem?

Preview — The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf

See a Problem?

Preview — James by Percival Everett

See a Problem?

Preview — The Wager by David Grann

Topics Mentioning This Author

Karen’s Quotes

recent posts
Karen’s Groups

Karen’s Friend Comments

Karen A. Chase’s Followers (127)

Karen A. Chase

Goodreads Author

Popular Answered Questions

rssKaren’s Recent Updates

See a Problem?

Preview — A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

See a Problem?

Preview — The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

See a Problem?

Preview — The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf

See a Problem?

Preview — James by Percival Everett

See a Problem?

Preview — The Wager by David Grann

Topics Mentioning This Author

rss
Karen’s Recent Updates