Born Janice Meredith Wilson in 1937, Jan Karon was raised on a farm near Lenoir, North Carolina. Karon knew at a very early age that she wanted to be a writer. She penned her first novel when she was 10 years old, the same year she won a short-story contest organized by the local high school. Karon married as a teenager and had a daughter, Candace.
At 18, Karon began working as a receptionist for a Charlotte, N.C. advertising agency. She advanced in the company after leaving samples of her writing on the desk of her boss, who eventually noticed her talent. Karon went on to have a highly successful career in the field, winning awards for ad agencies from Charlotte to San Francisco. In time, she became a creative vice president at the high-profile McKinney & Silver, in Raleigh. While there, she won the prestigious Stephen Kelly Award, with which the Magazine Publishers of America honor the year's best print campaign.
At 18, Karon began working as a receptionist for a Charlotte, N.C. advertising agency. She advanced in the company after leaving samples of her writing on the desk of her boss, who eventually noticed her talent. Karon went on to have a highly successful career in the field, winning awards for ad agencies from Charlotte to San Francisco. In time, she became a creative vice president at the high-profile McKinney & Silver, in Raleigh. While there, she won the prestigious Stephen Kelly Award, with which the Magazine Publishers of America honor the year's best print campaign.
Genres: Inspirational
Series
Mitford
1. At Home in Mitford (1994)
2. A Light in the Window (1995)
3. These High, Green Hills (1995)
The Mitford Years Reading Guide (1997)
4. Out to Canaan (1997)
5. A New Song (1999)
6. A Common Life (2001)
7. In This Mountain (2002)
8. Shepherds Abiding (2003)
9. Light from Heaven (2005)
10. Home to Holly Springs (2007)
11. In the Company of Others (2010)
12. Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good (2014)
13. Come Rain or Come Shine (2015)
14. To Be Where You Are (2017)
Bathed in Prayer (2018)
1. At Home in Mitford (1994)
2. A Light in the Window (1995)
3. These High, Green Hills (1995)
The Mitford Years Reading Guide (1997)
4. Out to Canaan (1997)
5. A New Song (1999)
6. A Common Life (2001)
7. In This Mountain (2002)
8. Shepherds Abiding (2003)
9. Light from Heaven (2005)
10. Home to Holly Springs (2007)
11. In the Company of Others (2010)
12. Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good (2014)
13. Come Rain or Come Shine (2015)
14. To Be Where You Are (2017)
Bathed in Prayer (2018)
Mitford omnibus books
The Mitford Years Set: Volumes 1-3 (1997)
The Mitford Years (1997)
The Mitford Years Boxed Set (2001)
Mitford Years Boxed Sets Volumes 1-6 (2002)
The Mitford Years Set: Volumes 4-6 (2002)
The Christmas in Mitford Gift Set (2003)
The Mitford Years Set: Volumes 1-3 (1997)
The Mitford Years (1997)
The Mitford Years Boxed Set (2001)
Mitford Years Boxed Sets Volumes 1-6 (2002)
The Mitford Years Set: Volumes 4-6 (2002)
The Christmas in Mitford Gift Set (2003)
Mitford Gift Books
Patches of Godlight (2001)
Trellis and the Seed (2001)
The Mitford Snowmen (2001)
Esther's Gift (2002)
Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader (2004)
The Mitford Bedside Companion (2006)
Patches of Godlight (2001)
Trellis and the Seed (2001)
The Mitford Snowmen (2001)
Esther's Gift (2002)
Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader (2004)
The Mitford Bedside Companion (2006)
Mitford for Children (with Melanie Cecka)
1. Violet Comes to Stay (2006)
2. Violet Goes to the Country (2007)
1. Violet Comes to Stay (2006)
2. Violet Goes to the Country (2007)
Novels
Collections
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
Jan Karon recommends
Miss Clare Remembers / Emily Davis (2007)
(Fairacre)
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