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Kathryn Stockett was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. After graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in English and creative writing, she moved to New York City where she worked in magazine publishing and marketing for nine years. The Help is her first novel.

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"Author, Director Discuss The Help at Conference"
Galveston Daily News

"The Help Tops NAACP Image Award Nominations"
Reuters

"The Help: An Oral History"
The Daily Beast

Kathryn Stockett Discusses The Help and her next novel
CBS News

"I Have Always Broken the Rules"
The Telegraph

Kathryn Stockett To Speak at Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt News

The Help Review
Seattle Post Intelligencer

Kathryn Stockett Interview
The Guardian

"Review: Hollywood Outdoes Itself on Superb Help"
ABC News

"The Help: An Imperfect Triumph"
The Miami Herald

"Oscar Bait 2011: The Help Is a Masterpiece"
NorthcentralPA.com

Kathryn Stockett Interview with Katie Couric
Glamour

The Help Movie Review
Los Angeles Times

"'The Maids’ Now Have Their Say"
The New York Times

The Help Movie Review
Chicago Tribune

The Help Movie Review
Orlando Sentinel

"Portraits in black and white"
The Boston Globe

Kathryn Stockett Is the First Debut Novelist to Join the Kindle Million Club
The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch Blog

"Author Kathryn Stockett on The Real Story Behind The Help"
The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy Blog

"The Help: Runaway Literary Hit Keeps Book Clubs Buzzing"
ABC News

"Author Talks: Kathryn Stockett"
Chicago Tribune

"Kathryn Stockett’s Southern Discomfort"
The Globe and Mail

"Their stories share pain of racism"
The Boston Globe

"The Help Trailer: Will the Movie Live Up to the Book?"
The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy Blog

"Q&A: The Help author at work on book No.2"
Naples Daily News

"Southern charm"
The National

Kathryn Stockett Interview
CBS News

"A Southern Mirrored Window"
The New York Times

The Help Review
The Christian Science Monitor

The Help Review
The Telegraph

Author Profile: Kathryn Stockett
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Unexpected hit novel The Help pushes buttons"
Associated Press

"The Help is Lisle's Big Read"
Daily Herald

Kathryn Stockett Interview
Minnesota Public Radio

"White novelist tackles truths of black life in The Help"
Chicago Tribune

"Author Kathryn Stockett draws 1,000 fans to College of Notre Dame"
Baltimore Messanger

• Kathryn Stockett at Vanderbilt University