I write books for children, teens and adults. The stories I tell are emotionally honest, but they aren't about real people — the question I get most often is “Is this about you? Is this about someone you know? Is this person real?” — but fiction has a way of telling the truth, don't you think?
The world is often egregiously unfair. Things can seem impossible.
How do we go on?
I believe in the power of stories.
In the pages of a book, we can be braver than we really are, we can go further than we'd normally dare, we can understand more than we know.
Fiction makes us better, period. That’s what I believe; it’s why I read and why I write.
My more official bio reads:
Karen Rivers’s books have been nominated for a wide range of literary awards and have been published in multiple languages. When she’s not writing, reading, or teaching other people how to write, she can usually be found falling down rabbit holes, hiking, running or taking photos. She lives with her two kids, three dogs, and two birds in Victoria, British Columbia. Find her online at karenrivers.com and on Twitter: @karenrivers.
