Kate Harris Popular Books
Kate Harris Biography & Facts
Kate Harris (born in 1982) is a Canadian author. Early life Harris was born in Ontario and grew up dreaming of exploring Mars. She viewed the Earth as having been thoroughly explored and charted before her lifetime, so she set her eyes on another planet. This life-long inspiration to explore led her to bike across the Silk Road, which she documented in her first book Lands of Lost Borders. A graduate of the University of North Carolina in the U.S, she studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and then at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lands of Lost Borders Her first book, Lands of Lost Borders, a nonfiction book describing her experiences bicycling 10,000 kilometres (6,200 mi) of Asia's historic Silk Road over a 14 month period in 2011, won the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize, the 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, the 2019 Edna Staebler Award. and the 2019 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature. The RBC Taylor prize comes with a $30,000 cash award. The Kobo Emerging Writer's Prize and Edna Staebler Award each come with a $10,000 cash award. The book was a Canadian bestseller. She undertook the trip documented in her book with a friend. Current works Harris currently lives off-grid in northern British Columbia, near the Yukon border. In an interview with Anna Maria Tremonti, of The Current, Harris described falling in love with the land around Atlin, British Columbia when she skied across the nearby Juneau Icefield as part of an undergraduate field course in glaciology. She currently shares a small cabin there with her partner. Harris is working on a second book. References External links Official website. Discover the Kate Harris popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Kate Harris books.
Best Seller Kate Harris Books of 2024
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Mr Midshipman Fury
G.S. BeardFans of Hornblower and Sharpe will love this captivating and compelling nautical adventure from much loved author G.S.Beard. Guaranteed to stir into life even the most sluggish of ...
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The Falling Sword
Ben KaneCAN GREECE RESIST THE MIGHT OF ROME?Get ready for the climax of the Roman invasion of Greece in Sunday Times bestseller Ben Kane's latest historical adventure.ONE FINAL CLASHReelin...
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Gridlock
Ben EltonGridlock is when a city dies. Killed in the name of freedom. Killed in the name of oil and steel. Choked on carbon monoxide and strangled with a pair of fluffy dice. How did it com...
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Landscape with Figures
Richard JefferiesRichard Jefferies was the most imaginative and least conventional of nineteenthcentury observers of the natural world. Trekking across the English countryside, he recorded his resp...
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Entitled
Kate ManneAn urgent exploration of men’s entitlement and how it serves to police and punish women, from the acclaimed author of Down Girl“Kate Manne is a thrilling and provocative femin...
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Copycat
Kelli Anne HawkinsA funny and thrilling mystery from the author of The School for Talking Pets and BirdbrainThere are some things about Seagulls Nest that 11yearold Skye Starling likes ...Egg sandwi...
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Wycliffe and the Beales
W.J. BurleyA mysterious death ... an eccentric family living on the edge of Dartmoor ... And Chief Superintendent Wycliffe has one of his most complex cases to date.The Cornish Detective seri...
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To Risks Unknown
Douglas ReemanMultimillion copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman is the master of naval fiction and this actionpacked, highoctane WW2 historical adventure is no exception. Jampacked with tensio...
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The Greatest Enemy
Douglas ReemanThis compelling nautical adventure from multimillion copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman will have readers of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith gripped with its e...
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The Garden of Lost and Found
Harriet EvansDon't miss the STUNNING new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author, Harriet Evans THE BELOVED GIRLS is available to buy now!'Spellbinding' Independent'My top book of 2019' DI...
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Get Over It
Bev AisbettGot difficulties? Get over it... GET OVER IT is the perfect resource to help you feel more grounded in your ability to face the difficulties in your life. Finding Release From the ...
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Rendezvous - South Atlantic
Douglas ReemanReaders of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith will love this gripping, spellbinding and unputdownable WW2 historical adventure full of vivid battle scenes and masterf...
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Badge of Glory
Douglas ReemanFans of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith will love this enthralling and colourful saga from multimillion copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman. The first novel in ...
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A Woman of Courage
Tania BlanchardA gripping, moving story of love, tenacity and the right to be heard by bestseller Tania Blanchard, inspired by a true story'An exciting, inspiring tale of the women who quite lite...
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The Secret History
Procopius, Peter Sarris & G. WilliamsonA trusted member of the Byzantine establishment, Procopius was the Empire's official chronicler, and his History of the Wars of Justinian proclaimed the strength and wisdom of the ...
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The Last Line
Stephen Ronson'John Cook is the Jack Reacher of 1940's Britain' Damien LewisMay 1940. With Nazi forces sweeping across France, invasion seems imminent. The English Channel has never felt so na...
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Wycliffe And The Redhead
W.J. BurleyThe Cornish Detective seriesThe discovery of a body in a quarry creates a baffling case for Detective Superintendent Wycliffe'Firstclass, oldtime, hyperingenious whodunit' OBSERVER...
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In this Foreign Land
Suzie HullWINNER OF THE RNA JOAN HESSAYON AWARD 2022'A gripping story of love and loss, rich in period detail. I loved it!' Clare Marchant'What a gorgeous debut!' Amazon Reviewer, Five Stars...
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All of It
Bev AisbettBev Aisbett's simple and humorous illustrated selfhelp books have provided guidance on anxiety, depression, selfimage and selfworth issues for thousands of readers over the past 18...
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Blackberry Wine
Joanne HarrisThis captivating and charming novel from international multimillion copy seller Joanne Harris takes us back to the French village we first discovered in Chocolat. Seamlessly interw...
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Wycliffe And The Last Rites
W.J. BurleyThe Cornish Detective seriesA puzzling murder mystery. A tough new case for Detective Wycliffe to investigate.'You can always count on Wycliffe' FINANCIAL TIMES'GRIPPING' THE TIME...
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30 Days 30 Ways to Overcome Anxiety
Bev AisbettFrom the bestselling anxiety expert, Bev Aisbett, comes a proven and practical workbook to help people manage their anxiety, with simple daily strategies for work and for home. A c...
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The Secret of Father Brown
G. K. ChestertonThe fourth collection of Father Brown stories featuring the ingenious amateur detective. Ahead of a new series of the popular BBC adaptation starring Mark Williams, all five of Che...
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Entertaining Angels
Joanna BellJoshua Gilfoyle has decided there are two things he wants from life before he dies: to find his lost son and to commission an artist to produce his lasting legacy a new angel for ...
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The Book of Burnout
Bev AisbettAustralia's bestselling anxiety and mental health expert, Bev Aisbett, tackles a growing mental health emergency: burnout.Burnout happens when we take on too much, when we think we...
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The Glory Boys
Douglas ReemanAs we've come to expect from multimillion copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman, The Glory Boys expertly weaves close and detailed knowledge of the actual events of WWII into a si...
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Hoolifan
Martin Knight & Martin KingHoolifan is the story of one man, Martin King, and his experiences spanning three decades with the country's foremost soccer gang. Chelsea have always been at the cutting edge of f...
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Living With It
Bev AisbettThe classic guide for panic attack sufferers now fully revised and updated. Panic attacks approximately 5% of the population will experience them at some time or another. The dre...
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The Drowned City
K. J. Maitland'A gripping thriller' THE TIMES'Dark and enthralling' ANDREW TAYLOR'Goes right to the heart of the Jacobean court' TRACY BORMANGunpowder and treason changed England forever. But th...
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Lieutenant Fury
G.S. BeardIf you like Hornblower and Sharpe, you will love this allaction nautical pageturner from much loved author G.S.Beard. You'll feel as if you are in the midst of the action!'If you l...
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Dreaming In French
Vanessa McCauslandA remote French island. A crumbling villa. A reclusive film star. And an inheritance Saskia never expected. The stunning new novel from the critically acclaimed author of The Beaut...
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Little Boy Lost
Shane DunphyCourage is sometimes found in the unlikeliest places ...Dominic is a sixteen yearold manchild: while he has the body of a prizefighter, as a result of a terrible seizure when he wa...
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The Wildflowers
Harriet Evans'I adored The Wildflowers. A sweeping, epic, moving read' Marian KeyesThe new novel by Sunday Times bestseller Harriet Evans will transport you to a Dorset beach house, where you c...
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The Liverpool Nightingales
Kate EasthamA heartwarming and moving tale of courage and friendship set in Victorian Liverpool, for fans of Call the Midwife, Daisy Styles and Nadine Dorries. 'Deftly written and moving' Woma...
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Stories I Might Regret Telling You
Martha WainwrightA singersongwriter's heartfelt memoir about growing up in a bohemian musical family and her experiences with love, loss, motherhood, divorce, the music industry, and more. Born int...
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Warrior
Allan MallinsonPerfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell and CS Forester, another breathtaking Matthew Hervey adventure from the pen of THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Allan Malli...