Claire Cook(II)
- Writer
Claire Cook wrote her first novel in her minivan at 45. At 50, she walked the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the romantic comedy movie adaptation of her second novel, Must Love Dogs, starring Diane Lane and John Cusack, which she has since turned into a 7-book series. Claire is the New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Amazon bestselling author of 19 books, including The Wildwater Walking Club series.
The Today show featured Claire as a Today's Woman. Good Morning America chose one of Claire's books (Life's a Beach) as a summer book pick. The Times-Picayune said, "The exuberant and charming Claire Cook is one of the sassiest and funniest creators of contemporary women's fiction." People magazine said her writing "goes down as easy as it sounds," Good Housekeeping called it "laugh-out-loud," Redbook "gleefully quirky" and the Chicago Tribune "funny and pitch perfect." Shelf Awareness said, "Claire Cook (Must Love Dogs) has built a brand writing light-hearted women's fiction blending kernels of the absurd and comedic in compulsively readable combinations."
Claire has been a judge for the Family Circle magazine fiction contest, a finalist and a judge for the Thurber Prize for American Humor, and the Beach Book Festival fiction and grand prize winner. She has spoken at the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, Denmark Literary Festival, Cape Cod Writers Conference, the California Women's Conference, and given keynotes at the Dress for Success International Conference, the Missouri Writers Guild Conference, and many, many more. Her books have been translated into 14 languages.
Claire was a teacher for sixteen years before writing her first book, and worked with children from preschool to middle school, teaching everything from multicultural games and dances, to writing, to open ocean rowing. She was born in Virginia, and lived for many years in Scituate, Massachusetts, a beach town between Boston and Cape Cod. After a stint in Atlanta, Claire and her husband have moved to St. Simons Island, GA, which reminds them of Scituate-but without the snow!
Read excerpts of Claire's books and find out more at ClaireCook.com. Connect with her on Facebook/ClaireCookauthorpage and Twitter/ClaireCookwrite and Instagram/ClaireCookwrite.
The Today show featured Claire as a Today's Woman. Good Morning America chose one of Claire's books (Life's a Beach) as a summer book pick. The Times-Picayune said, "The exuberant and charming Claire Cook is one of the sassiest and funniest creators of contemporary women's fiction." People magazine said her writing "goes down as easy as it sounds," Good Housekeeping called it "laugh-out-loud," Redbook "gleefully quirky" and the Chicago Tribune "funny and pitch perfect." Shelf Awareness said, "Claire Cook (Must Love Dogs) has built a brand writing light-hearted women's fiction blending kernels of the absurd and comedic in compulsively readable combinations."
Claire has been a judge for the Family Circle magazine fiction contest, a finalist and a judge for the Thurber Prize for American Humor, and the Beach Book Festival fiction and grand prize winner. She has spoken at the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival, Denmark Literary Festival, Cape Cod Writers Conference, the California Women's Conference, and given keynotes at the Dress for Success International Conference, the Missouri Writers Guild Conference, and many, many more. Her books have been translated into 14 languages.
Claire was a teacher for sixteen years before writing her first book, and worked with children from preschool to middle school, teaching everything from multicultural games and dances, to writing, to open ocean rowing. She was born in Virginia, and lived for many years in Scituate, Massachusetts, a beach town between Boston and Cape Cod. After a stint in Atlanta, Claire and her husband have moved to St. Simons Island, GA, which reminds them of Scituate-but without the snow!
Read excerpts of Claire's books and find out more at ClaireCook.com. Connect with her on Facebook/ClaireCookauthorpage and Twitter/ClaireCookwrite and Instagram/ClaireCookwrite.