Jennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker, Mrs. Lincoln's Rival, The Spymistress, Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule, and other acclaimed historical novels. She also wrote the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series, as well as six collections of quilt patterns inspired by her books. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago, she lives with her husband and two sons in Madison, Wisconsin.
Genres: General Fiction, Historical
New and upcoming books
Series
Elm Creek Quilts
1. The Quilter's Apprentice (1999)
2. Round Robin (2000)
3. The Cross-Country Quilters (2001)
4. The Runaway Quilt (2002)
Elm Creek Quilts: Quilt Projects (2002)
5. The Quilter's Legacy (2003)
6. The Master Quilter (2004)
7. The Sugar Camp Quilt (2005)
8. The Christmas Quilt (2005)
9. Circle of Quilters (2006)
10. The Quilter's Homecoming (2007)
11. The New Year's Quilt (2007)
12. The Winding Ways Quilt (2008)
13. The Quilter's Kitchen (2008)
14. The Lost Quilter (2009)
15. A Quilter's Holiday (2009)
16. The Aloha Quilt (2010)
17. The Union Quilters (2011)
18. The Wedding Quilt (2011)
19. Sonoma Rose (2012)
20. The Giving Quilt (2012)
The Quilter's Ghost (2015)
21. The Christmas Boutique (2019)
22. The Museum of Lost Quilts (2024)
23. The World's Fair Quilt (2025)
1. The Quilter's Apprentice (1999)
2. Round Robin (2000)
3. The Cross-Country Quilters (2001)
4. The Runaway Quilt (2002)
Elm Creek Quilts: Quilt Projects (2002)
5. The Quilter's Legacy (2003)
6. The Master Quilter (2004)
7. The Sugar Camp Quilt (2005)
8. The Christmas Quilt (2005)
9. Circle of Quilters (2006)
10. The Quilter's Homecoming (2007)
11. The New Year's Quilt (2007)
12. The Winding Ways Quilt (2008)
13. The Quilter's Kitchen (2008)
14. The Lost Quilter (2009)
15. A Quilter's Holiday (2009)
16. The Aloha Quilt (2010)
17. The Union Quilters (2011)
18. The Wedding Quilt (2011)
19. Sonoma Rose (2012)
20. The Giving Quilt (2012)
The Quilter's Ghost (2015)
21. The Christmas Boutique (2019)
22. The Museum of Lost Quilts (2024)
23. The World's Fair Quilt (2025)
Mrs. Lincoln
1. Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker (2013)
2. Mrs. Lincoln's Rival (2014)
3. Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters (2020)
1. Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker (2013)
2. Mrs. Lincoln's Rival (2014)
3. Mrs. Lincoln's Sisters (2020)
Novels
The Spymistress (2013)
Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule (2015)
Christmas Bells (2015)
Fates and Traitors (2016)
Enchantress of Numbers (2017)
Resistance Women (2019)
The Women's March (2021)
Switchboard Soldiers (2022)
Canary Girls (2023)
Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule (2015)
Christmas Bells (2015)
Fates and Traitors (2016)
Enchantress of Numbers (2017)
Resistance Women (2019)
The Women's March (2021)
Switchboard Soldiers (2022)
Canary Girls (2023)
Collections
Non fiction show
Jennifer Chiaverini recommends
The Sunflower House (2024)
Adriana Allegri
"Adriana Allegri's impressive debut is a riveting, heartrending story of love, sacrifice, and redemption set amid the horrors of the notorious Nazi Lebensborn Program. Immersive and full of compelling characters, The Sunflower House is a moving tribute to the power of ordinary people to resist and to overcome."
Bessie (2023)
Linda Kass
"Abundant in graceful storytelling and vivid historical detail, Bessie is a fascinating portrait of a woman who was so much more than a beauty queen. Bess Myerson's persistence against antisemitism and her determination to use her fame to speak out against prejudice resonate strongly in our own challenging times."
The House of Lincoln (2023)
Nancy Horan
"Nancy Horan's nuanced portrait of Abraham Lincoln as his thoughts on emancipation evolve and her deft, revelatory use of narrators from marginalized communities enhance this compelling, beautifully crafted novel. The House of Lincoln evokes the past to illuminate the present as only the very best historical fiction can."
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