Terah Shelton Harris

Terah Shelton Harris is an American author and former librarian who writes upmarket, literary-leaning contemporary fiction often centered on family, redemption, and difficult moral choices. A retired collection-development librarian and longtime freelance writer, her shorter work has appeared in outlets such as Women’s Health, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Backpacker, and Catapult. Her novels include One Summer in Savannah (debut) and Long After We Are Gone; she has received recognition as a Target Book Club pick, LibraryReads pick, Kobo Best Book, Publisher’s Marketplace Buzz Book, and was a Goodreads Choice Awards nominee for Best Debut. She has been named Target’s Author of the Year and lives in Alabama.