Kelly Quindlen is the author of the young adult novels She Drives Me Crazy, Late to the Party, and Her Name in the Sky. She have wanted to be a writer since I was six years old, when she wrote a riveting tale about the Easter Bunny in Mrs. Miller’s first-grade class. She studied English Literature and American Studies at Vanderbilt University, taught two years of sixth-grade math with Teach for America, and self-published my first book while working for an airport restaurants company. She currently serve on the leadership board of a non-profit for Catholic parents with LGBT children and she enjoy speaking to PFLAG groups and high school GSAs. she live in Atlanta, “the city in a forest,” where she enjoy the rich literary culture and sort-of-Southern charm.
She is on the leadership team of Fortunate & Faithful Families, which supports and affirms Catholic parents with LGBTQ children. She also organize retreats and safe spaces for Catholic LGBTQ teens.
Her path from self-publishing to traditional publishing. She self-published her first novel, Her Name in the Sky, in 2014. It has sold over 20,000 copies and has been featured on BuzzFeed, Bustle, and AfterEllen. In 2020, my traditional debut, Late to the Party, was published by Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan.