Bestselling author Mitchard launches the Soho Teen imprint with a contemporary thriller whose tension and excitement are tempered by coincidences, near misses, and credulity-stretching assumptions.

Mitchard is visiting St. Petersburg this week as one of the instructors for the 2015 Writers in Paradise, Eckerd College's annual writing conference. She is the author of The Deep End of the Ocean ...

You remember Jacquelyn Mitchard. Back in 1996, her first novel, The Deep End of the Ocean, was plucked from obscurity by none other than Oprah, who used it to launch her now-famous book club.

Authors Berg and Mitchard, friends who are both on Oprah’s Book Club and who have written some 40 books between them, are both Midwestern writers who tackle the human spirit with warmth and power.

CEDAR FALLS - Jacquelyn Mitchard is quick to point out that her new book, "No Time to Wave Goodbye," is not a sequel to her best-seller, "The Deep End of the Ocean." "People certainly will call it ...

Ericksen gives an appropriately taut, tense reading of this gripping novel about four women on a sailing vacation who end up fighting for their lives when their ship is disabled, food is running ...

Here's more from the author of Deep End of the Ocean: Jennifer Haupt: How did you come up with the premise for this story? Jackie Mitchard: The seed for this story was planted fifty years ago ...

Do you remember Jacquelyn Mitchard, the first author selected for Oprah's Book Club? Her debut novel, The Deep End of the Ocean, was published in June 1996, and Oprah-endorsed in September of that ...

Oprah's Book Club was established in 1996, and its first selection came in September that year. This fated book is gripping ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nothing is predictable about Oprah Winfrey’s book picks — except for their sales.Once associated with inspirational narratives such as Jacqueline Mitchard’s “The Deep End ...

Jacquelyn Mitchard is the author of 24 books of fiction and non-fiction, printed in 34 languages worldwide. Her latest novel is The Good Son. A native of Chicago, she lives on Cape Cod with her ...

The Author Talks series resumes next week with a special twin bill: best-selling authors Jacquelyn Mitchard and Elizabeth Berg, both firmly rooted in the Heartlands and the world of popular fiction.