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Nancy K. Miller left a comment for Kathryn Harrison

Hi Kathryn, Your appearance at our Salon (at Kamy's apartment) was one of the high points of the Salon---you were riveting. It's great that you've also put in an appearance on the Shewrite site--Kamy's brainchild-- and an idea…

Aug 20, 2011

Lisa Kerr left a comment for Kathryn Harrison

Kathryn, I just finished The Kiss and it was so beautifully written! I loved every minute of it. Your voice and the structure of the book had me hooked from the first page. Great work! I'm recommending it to everyone I know. Lisa

Jul 21, 2011

Jill Starishevsky left a comment for Kathryn Harrison

Hi Kathryn, I wanted to connect with you and ask for your feedback. I recently did my first on-camera interview for the children's book on child sexual abuse prevention that I wrote, My Body Belongs to Me. Please let me know what you think…

Jun 6, 2010

Kathryn Harrison left a comment for Rebecca Rasmussen

thank you, Rebecca, what a nice thing to hear k

Feb 23, 2010

Rebecca Rasmussen left a comment for Kathryn Harrison

Hi Kathryn, I am a huge fan of your work! Especially Seeking Rapture. Your description of giving birth helped me through mine...xox

Feb 23, 2010

Kathryn Harrison left a comment for Kirsten Hall

SO much, i mean

Feb 23, 2010

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thank you do much, Kristen

Feb 23, 2010

Kamy Wicoff left a comment for Kathryn Harrison

Dear Kathryn, How's it going here so far? Have you spent any time on the network? Finding it as weird as Facebook? :) I'd love to know what you think of it, and hear from you about any ideas you have for making it a smarter, more useful…

Aug 7, 2009

Deborah Siegel left a comment for Kathryn Harrison

What a cool template for a "My Page" - didn't know this one existed! Again, welcome, Kathryn! So glad to have you as a member. Very best, Deborah

Jul 18, 2009

Kathryn Harrison left a comment for Marilyn Yalom

Thank you, Marilyn. I've followed you from afar, as well, ever since our conversation--an impossible 12 years ago. .

Jul 16, 2009

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Founded in 2003 by Nancy K. Miller and Kamy Wicoff, The New York Salon of Women Writers brings women writers of all genres, generations and backgrounds together in a common space for mutual support.

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Hi Kathryn, Delighted to have you as a shewrites friend! Remember with pleasure our long-ago phone conversation and the Stanford interview with you. Have watched your career blossom over the years and will now have a sense of closer…

Jul 16, 2009

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Who I am:: kathrynharrison.com

Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:: NOVELS:
Thicker Than Water
Exposure
Poison
The Binding Chair
The Seal Wife
Envy

NONFICTION:
The Kiss
Seeking Rapture
Therese of Lisieux
The Road to Santiago
The Mother Knot
While They Slept: An Inquiry into the Murder of a Family

SELECTED ANTHOLOGIES:
A Tremor of Bliss
A place Called Home
Home
Cooking and Stealing
I Married My Mother-in-Law
The Secret Currency of Love
Only Child
The KGB Reader
About Face
Maybe Baby

Media outlets that I currently write for:: The New York Times
Bookforum
Real Simple
More
Guest Editor Ploughshares, Fall 2009

My writing is:: Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, Lit Crit

Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:: books

Services I offer to other writers:: Professor, Hunter College (New York City)
I teach memoir to students enrolled in the MFA program in Creative Writing.

I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:: New York Salon of Women Writers

My professional associations:: National Book Critics Circle
PEN
The Author's Guild
Stanford University Alumna
Iowa Writers' Workshop Alumna

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At 9:25am on August 20, 2011, Nancy K. Miller said…: Hi Kathryn,

Your appearance at our Salon (at Kamy's apartment) was one of the high points of the Salon---you were riveting.

It's great that you've also put in an appearance on the Shewrite site--Kamy's brainchild--

and an idea whose time has come.

All best wishes,

Nancy

At 9:48am on July 21, 2011, Lisa Kerr said…: Kathryn,

I just finished The Kiss and it was so beautifully written! I loved every minute of it. Your voice and the structure of the book had me hooked from the first page. Great work! I'm recommending it to everyone I know.

Lisa

At 12:37pm on June 6, 2010, Jill Starishevsky said…: Hi Kathryn,

I wanted to connect with you and ask for your feedback. I recently did my first on-camera interview for the children's book on child sexual abuse prevention that I wrote, My Body Belongs to Me. Please let me know what you think when you have some time.

Thanks in advance.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/talking-kids-sexual-abuse-10255396

Jill Starishevsky
Author, My Body Belongs to Me
www.MyBodyBelongstoMe.com

At 9:19am on February 23, 2010, Rebecca Rasmussen said…: Hi Kathryn,
I am a huge fan of your work! Especially Seeking Rapture. Your description of giving birth helped me through mine...xox

At 9:11am on August 7, 2009, Kamy Wicoff said…: Dear Kathryn,

How's it going here so far? Have you spent any time on the network? Finding it as weird as Facebook? :) I'd love to know what you think of it, and hear from you about any ideas you have for making it a smarter, more useful place to be. We are working busily on building some services for our established authors. I'd love to know what you are working on and what you have coming down the pike. Again, so happy you are here...
warm best
Kamy

At 3:04am on July 18, 2009, Deborah Siegel said…: What a cool template for a "My Page" - didn't know this one existed! Again, welcome, Kathryn! So glad to have you as a member. Very best, Deborah

At 5:05pm on July 15, 2009, Marilyn Yalom said…: Hi Kathryn,

Delighted to have you as a shewrites friend! Remember with pleasure our long-ago phone conversation and the Stanford interview with you. Have watched your career blossom over the years and will now have a sense of closer contact.

Cheers, Marilyn