Kelly Corrigan

Kelly Corrigan
Kelly Corrigan Kelly Corrigan
Born	August 16, 1967 (1967-08-16) (age 57) Radnor, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	University of Richmond (B.A.) San Francisco State University (M.A.)
Genre	Memoir, non-fiction
Spouse	Edward Lichty
Children	Claire Lichty, Georgia Lichty
Website
kellycorrigan.com

Kelly Corrigan (born August 16, 1967) is the author of four New York Times bestselling books about family life: The Middle Place, Glitter and Glue, Lift and Tell Me More. She is the host of the long form interview show Tell Me More on PBS, now in its 7th season, as well as the podcast and NPR radio show Kelly Corrigan Wonders, which has over 14 million downloads and many hundreds of episodes. She regularly gives keynote speeches, graduation addresses and book readings. She has appeared on The Today Show 7 times. She is a graduate of Radnor High School, the University of Richmond and received a Masters in Literature from San Francisco State University and moved to Bozeman, MT after raising her daughters, Georgia and Claire, in the Bay Area.

Writing

Corrigan has been called “the voice of a generation” by O, The Oprah Winfrey Magazine, and “The Poet Laureate of the Ordinary” by The Huffington Post.  

Corrigan's first book, The Middle Place, is a memoir about a one-year period where both she and her father had cancer. It was published on January 8, 2008 (hardcover) and December 23, 2008 (paperback).  The Middle Place spent six months on the New York TImes bestseller list and at its peak, it reached No. 2. "The Middle Place" was also recognized by Barnes and Noble as part of the "Discover Great New Writers" campaign.

Her second book, Lift, published in 2010, which also reached No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list, is written in the form of a letter to her children, and is an examination of risk and parenthood through the lens of 3 true stories.

Her third book, Glitter and Glue, published in 2014, which also reached No. 2 on the New York Times bestseller list, was a reflection on motherhood through the story of Kelly’s stint as a nanny in Australia for a family whose mother had recently died.

Her fourth book, Tell Me More, Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I’m Learning to Say, was a collection of essays on the essential statements adult life requires (e.g. I was wrong, Good enough, Tell me more).  

Corrigan also wrote a Children’s Book about the rewards of curiosity called Hello, World! for children of all ages who are facing a transition or graduation.

Corrigan has written several popular op-eds for The New York Times including "After A College Applicant Hits Send", "Advice for My College Freshman" and "How To Let Go of Your Unstoppable Daughter." Corrigan shares regularly on Instagram.

Corrigan is also the author of an essay about "women's remarkable capacity to support each other, to laugh together, and to endure" called Transcending, a reading of which became a YouTube sensation. The video has received nearly 5 million views on YouTube to date.

Works

Nonfiction

• The Middle Place (2008)
• Lift (2010)
• Glitter and Glue (2014)
• Tell Me More (2018)

External links

• Official website
• Transcending, YouTube