Patti Callahan Henry

Patti Callahan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of fifteen novels including the Historical Fiction, Becoming Mrs. Lewis--The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis andSurviving Savannah. In addition, she is the recipient of The Harper Lee Distinguished Writer of the Year for 2020 and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year for 2019 and The Christy Award--A 2019 Winner "Book of the Year." The author is also the host of the popular seven-part original "Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis Podcast Series". Patti is also the Co-creator and co-host of the weekly web show and podcast Friends & Fiction.

Patti and Dottie met when Patti's first book was released in 2004 at a SIBA conference where the friendship was instant and long lasting.