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Jennifer Chiaverini

New York Times Bestselling Author

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About Jennifer Chiaverini

Jennifer Chiaverini, June-2016Jennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of several acclaimed historical novels and the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series, as well as six collections of quilt patterns inspired by her books.

Her original quilt designs have been featured in Country Woman, Quiltmaker, Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volumes 3-5, and Quilt, and her short stories have appeared in Quiltmaker and Quilters Newsletter.

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Chicago, she lives with her husband and two sons in Madison, Wisconsin.

About her historical fiction, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes, “In addition to simply being fascinating stories, these novels go a long way in capturing the texture of life for women, rich and poor, black and white, in those perilous years.”

Press for Jennifer

  • F&T: Trib Live
  • F&T: Middleton Times Tribune
  • RESISTANCE WOMEN on the Book Club Girl Podcast

Praise for Jennifer’s Books

  • “In this riveting, deeply authentic novel, Jennifer Chiaverini puts a human face on one of our country’s most notorious assassins, John Wilkes Booth. Fates and Traitors is a lavishly-woven tapestry of a novel, rich in historic detail, and remarkably suspenseful for a tale whose fateful ending is so well-known.”

    — Amy Stewart, author of Girl Waits with Gun

  • “In her latest novel, Fates and Traitors, Jennifer Chiaverini once again demonstrates her masterful ability to bring history to life. Thoroughly researched, expertly crafted, this book takes readers from the glittering state rooms of the Lincoln White House to the packed houses of John Wilkes Booth’s Washington theater scene to the seedy boarding rooms of the conspiring murderers. With her varied and well-drawn ensemble of female narrators, Chiaverini spins a rich and suspenseful tale, shedding new light on America’s most notorious assassin—and the women who loved him.”

    — Allison Pataki, New York Times Bestselling author of Sisi: Empress On Her Own
    Coming September 13, 2016: Fates and Traitors


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