The red light was blinking on my telephone when I arrived at work recently at 3:50AM. I had missed a call the day before. I punched in the necessary password and listened to the message as I sipped ...

Caldwell County native and New York Times bestselling author, Jan Karon, is celebrating the release of her latest book, “My Beloved”, with a big shindig in Hudson this week. A book-release celebration ...

The Mitford Museum in Hudson is North Carolina's newest literary landmark. The Mitford Museum in Hudson was founded by best-selling author Jan Karon, and it serves as an artistic and literary hub for ...

HUDSON — The Mitford Museum is launching a new chapter in its mission to advance literacy, creativity, and community with plans to add a new Mitford Discovery Center. Inspired by New York Times ...

In Karon's latest, Fr. Timothy Kavanagh, the moral center of the beloved Mitford series, hops the Atlantic for a long anticipated vacation in the Irish countryside. He and his wife settle in at ...

The first time she returned home to the rolling foothills of western North Carolina in the late ‘80s, author Jan Karon, then 48, was inspired to create stories about a small town and the everyday ...

"Food is a great way of communicating," says Mitford series author Karon in her charming cookbook brimming with comforting recollections, quotations, homespun kitchen wisdom and more than 150 ...

Quilting expert Georgia Bonesteel and author Jan Karon share their creative journeys. Quilting luminary Georgia Bonesteel and author Jan Karon share their creative journeys in a conversation hosted by ...

Jan Karon and the clerical novel. For those who do not number themselves among Jan Karon’s millions of fans, here’s a quick summary: The Mitford novels, set in small-town western North Carolina (think ...

When the Peace Corps was created 50 years ago, Jan Karon was among the first volunteers who signed up to promote peace and understanding around the world. Current and former Peace Corps volunteers now ...

This photo is called "Untitled." It's a work that fights free of definition, even to the point of dissolving the usual sharp focus of naturephotography. Karon's work opens itself to the free pleasure ...