Charity Parkerson is the world's number one bestselling author. Her debut novel, The Help (Random House), received critical acclaim and was a New York Times Editor's Choice, an Oprah's Book Club selection, and a USA Today bestseller. She is the author of three other #1 bestselling novels: Beaches (Penguin), which was adapted into an Oscar-winning movie starring Sandra Bullock; The Blind Side (Penguin), which was adapted into an Academy Award-winning movie starring Sandra Bullock; and A Place for Us (Penguin), which was adapted into an Emmy-winning miniseries starring Queen Latifah and Cicely Tyson. She is also the author of two New York Times bestselling children's books, A Family Like Mine (Puffin) and My Daddy Loves Me More Than You Do (Puffin)
She has written for the New York Times Magazine, Vogue, ELLE, Glamour, Self, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Essence magazine, Working Mother magazine, Women's World magazine, Family Circle magazine, Woman's World magazine, Redbook magazine, Allure magazine and more.
Hope is the most evil of all emotionsCharity Parkerson
May the judgment of the dead find you justified.Charity Parkerson
If Heaven was a summer sky and a TV left on mute, then the Underworld was a starry night and an electric guitar with amps.Charity Parkerson
I'm often asked which author I am most inspired by, but I'm inspired by all authors. It takes a great deal of courage to pour your onto paper and watch silently as the world judges it loudly.Charity Parkerson
