Sue Monk Kidd, author portrait
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Sue Monk Kidd

Sue Monk Kidd's debut novel, The Secret Life of Bees, spent more than one hundred weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has sold more than six million copies in the United States, was turned into both an award-winning major motion picture and a musical, and has been translated into thirty-six languages. Her second novel, The Mermaid Chair, was a number one New York Times bestseller and was adapted into a television movie. Her third novel, The Invention of Wings, an Oprah's Book Club 2.0 pick, was also a number one New York Times bestseller. She is the author of several acclaimed memoirs, including The Dance of the Dissident Daughter, her groundbreaking work on religion and feminism, as well as the New York Times bestseller Traveling with Pomegranates, written with her daughter, Ann Kidd Taylor. She lives in North Carolina.
The Book of Longings
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings
The Secret Life of Bees
Traveling with Pomegranates
Firstlight
The Mermaid Chair
La vida secreta de las abejas
The Secret Life of Bees

Books

The Book of Longings
The Invention of Wings
The Invention of Wings
The Secret Life of Bees
Traveling with Pomegranates
Firstlight
The Mermaid Chair
La vida secreta de las abejas
The Secret Life of Bees

Books for Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month

Penguin Random House Education is proud to celebrate Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs annually from September 15th through October 15th.  We are highlighting the works of our authors and illustrators from the Latinx and Hispanic community, whose stories and characters have a profound impact on our society. Here is a collection of titles

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