Charlaine Harris
Charlaine Harris (Charlaine Harris Schulz) was born on November 25th, 1951 and is currently 73 years old. Charlaine Harris was born in Tunica, Mississippi, USA. Harris attended Rhodes College, Tennessee.
Charlaine Harris is the author of the Sookie Stackhouse series which currently consists of 20 novels. The Sookie Stackhouse series started in 2001 with the novel Dead Until Dark. The most recently released novel in the Sookie Stackhouse series was Games Creatures Play which was released in 2014. There are no upcoming novels for the Sookie Stackhouse series.
Charlaine Harris (Charlaine Harris Schulz) has also written the Aurora Teagarden series which has 10 books including Real Murders and A Bone to Pick.
Charlaine Harris: Awards & Accolades
Charlaine Harris has won multiple awards including: The Agatha Award, Malice Domestic Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2017 and the Edgar Award, Grand Master, in 2021.
Harris' books have also won multiple awards, Dead Until Dark won the Anthony Award, Best Paperback Original, in 2002. Dead and Gone won the Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy, in 2009. Dead in the Family won the Goodreads Awards, Best Paranormal Fantasy, in 2010. The Sookie Stackhouse Companion won the Macavity Award, Best Mystery Critical/Biographical, in 2012 as well as the Anthony Award - Best Non-Fiction Book in 2012. Shattering Glass won the Anthony Award, Best Anthology / Collection, in 2021.
The following novels by Charlaine Harris were also nominated for these awards:
- Real Murders: Agatha Award, Best Novel (1990).
- Dead Until Dark: Agatha Award, Best Novel (2001). Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel (2002).
- Dead and Gone: Goodreads Awards, Favorite Book of 2009 (2009).
- A Touch of Dead: Audie Award, Best Short Stories or Collections (2011).
- The Sookie Stackhouse Companion: Agatha Award, Best Non-fiction (2011).
- Dead Reckoning: Goodreads Awards, Favorite Book of 2011 (2011). Goodreads Awards, Best Paranormal Fantasy (2011).
- Deadlocked: Goodreads Awards, Best Paranormal Fantasy (2012).
- Not Everyone's Cup of Tea: Agatha Award, Best Non-fiction (2013).
- Dead Ever After: Goodreads Awards, Best Paranormal Fantasy (2013).
- Seize the Night: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2015).
- Promophobia: Taking the Mystery Out of Promoting Crime Fiction: Anthony Award, Best Non-Fiction Book (2023).
Charlaine Harris: Lists & Other Mentions
- Dead and Gone was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2009.
- Dead in the Family was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2010.
- Dead Reckoning was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2011 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 2011.
- Dead Ever After was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2013.
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Charlaine Harris: F.A.Q
When was Charlaine Harris Born? How old is Charlaine Harris?
Charlaine Harris was born on November 25th, 1951. Charlaine Harris is currently 73 years old.
Where was Charlaine Harris Born?
Charlaine Harris was born in Tunica, Mississippi, USA and is American.
What awards has Charlaine Harris won?
Charlaine Harris has won the following awards: Malice Domestic Lifetime Achievement Award at the Agatha Award (2017) and the Grand Master at the Edgar Award (2021).
What book awards has Charlaine Harris won?
What was the first book Charlaine Harris wrote?
The first book written by Charlaine Harris was Sweet and Deadly, published in 1981.
What was the most recent book Charlaine Harris wrote?
Her most recently released work was All the Dead Shall Weep on September 5th, 2023.
Will there be any more books by Charlaine Harris?
Charlaine Harris has a new book coming out on July 22nd, 2025 called The Last Wizards' Ball.
How many books has Charlaine Harris written?
Charlaine Harris has written 67 books across 22 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
- 10 books in the Aurora Teagarden Series
- 5 books in the Lily Bard Series
- 20 books in the Sookie Stackhouse Series
- 1 Sookie Stackhouse Collections
- 1 book in the Sookie Stackhouse Companion Series
- 4 books in the Harper Connelly Series
- 6 Harper Connelly/Grave Sight Graphic Novels
- 3 books in the Midnight, Texas Series
- 3 books in The Cemetery Girl Trilogy Series
- 6 books in the Gunnie Rose Series
- 2 Standalone Novels
- 2 Short Stories/Novellas
- 1 Short Story Collections
- 2 books in the Harper Connelly Graphic Novels Series
- 1 book in The MatchUp Collection Series