KATHERINE CENTER is the New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including How to Walk Away, Things You Save in a Fire, and Hello Stranger. Katherine writes laugh-and-cry books about how life knocks us down-and how we get back up. The movie adaptation of Katherine's novel The Lost Husband hit #1 on Netflix, and Happiness for Beginners was made into a Netflix original movie starring Ellie Kemper. Katherine lives in her hometown of Houston, Texas, with her husband, two kids, and their fluffy-but-fierce dog.