Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Whitegirl | 2002 | Buy |
| My Notorious Life | 2013 | Buy |
| Gilded Mountain | 2022 | Buy |
Kate Manning is a novelist and former documentary television producer who has won two Emmy Awards for her work in TV. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times Book Review, and The Guardian, among other publications. She has also taught creative writing at Bard High School Early College in Manhattan.
Manning’s three novels span different corners of American history but share a focus on women pushing against the limits of their time. Her debut, Whitegirl (2002), examines race and identity in contemporary America. My Notorious Life (2013) was inspired by the true story of a midwife who became one of the most controversial figures in Victorian New York, and The New York Times called it “an action-packed, thought-provoking page-turner.” Her most recent novel, Gilded Mountain (2022), draws on the real history of Colorado’s mining towns to tell a story of immigrants, robber barons, and a young woman searching for independence in the early twentieth-century West.