Kim Harrison

Kim Harrison is the pen name of American author Dawn Cook, born in 1966 in the Midwestern United States. She grew up as the only girl in a family of boys and describes herself as a former tomboy who grew up reading science fiction and fairy tales.

She discovered a talent for writing at age fifteen, and later earned a science degree, having avoided English courses beyond what was required in high school and college. After marrying and having two children, she resigned from her day job to write full time.

She continues to publish urban fantasy as Kim Harrison alongside her earlier traditional fantasy as Dawn Cook, and is best known for the New York Times #1 best-selling Hollows series. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.