(And discovered that she likes suburban living just fine, thank you very much.) Exploring the richness of women’s relationships is a key focus of her novels.Īfter a decade of Manhattan living, Kate moved to sunny Southern California with her husband. Personally, as a newcomer to New York, she learned the power of building a surrogate family and stitching together friendship connections that will endure. Professionally, Kate made it a priority to explore content that resonated with women: She was an editor at Working Woman and Family Life and was later a freelance writer and editor at the website for Lifetime Television. Around this time, Kate settled into an apartment complex that housed about as many people as her entire hometown in Canada: It seemed that she wasn’t just a small-town girl anymore. It was here that Kate answered multiple phones, read a ton of slush (getting to know some wonderful writers- to-be), and began to experience the impact of sharing women’s stories. First she received a Master’s degree at NYU and worked at a handful of unpaid internships, then got a spot as an assistant to the Books & Fiction Editor at Redbook magazine. The plan? Breaking into magazine publishing. Next, in a fit of optimism/courage/naivete – take your pick – she followed it up with a move to bustling New York City (pop. From there she traded in her navy blazer to earn a Bachelor’s degree in journalism at Carleton University in Ottawa. As a result, Kate begged her parents to send her to boarding school in Victoria, BC.

Back then, of course, it was tremendously boring, as only home can be to a teenager. It’s an area filled with friends and family and Kate loves to visit. Kate grew up near Vancouver, British Columbia, in the scenic and delightfully named town of Hope (pop. Kate Jacobs is the New York Times-bestselling author of Comfort Food, Knit Two, and The Friday Night Knitting Club, which has over 1 million copies in print.

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