Charlaine Harris: “A writer, more than anything else”

On the newest episode of Lynx to the Past,  Maggie Kreis ’24 gets to fulfill every creative writing student’s dreams when she chats with alumna author Charlaine Harris, Class of 1973! 

A prolific writer, her series include the Aurora Teagarden mysteries, the Lily Bard mysteries, the Sookie Stackhouse urban fantasies, the Harper Connelly urban fantasies, the Midnight, Texas novels, the Cemetery Girl graphic novels (with Christopher Golden), and the Gunnie Rose books, set in an alternate history America.

Charlaine has also written many short stories, and together with Toni L.P. Kelner she edited seven themed anthologies. Her books have sold over 39 million copies worldwide!

Charlaine Harris details how being a Rhodes alum has impacted her, shares stories from her time here and gives young writers her insight on the field and craft.