For some, the stories in the novel "The Help" are all too real. July 15, 2011 — -- When first-time author Kathryn Stockett began writing her novel, "The Help," she had no idea that she was ...

After a quiet release, Kathryn Stockett's first novel, The Help, has slowly become a New York Times best-seller — and has its readers buzzing about its racial themes. The book features two black ...

Kathryn Stockett, author of the massive best-seller The Help, is being sued by her brother's family's longtime nanny, who says Stockett borrowed her likeness and her story without permission ...

So is "The Help" based on real stories of domestic Black workers during the civil rights movement? Yes and no. Read more: The 15 Best Historical Romance Movies Ranked Kathryn Stockett's novel "The ...

Kathryn Stockett, author of the bestselling novel "The Help." Kathryn Stockett, author of the bestselling novel "The Help." Frazer Harrison / Getty Images The lawsuit said that Stockett's conduct ...

In The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, we follow the coming of age of a young white woman, one raised and well-loved by her own family's black maid, Constantine. When Miss Skeeter goes away to school ...

Stockett family divided after brother takes sides against sister Kathryn. Feb. 22, 2011— -- A lawsuit against Kathryn Stockett, the author of best-selling novel "The Help," has divided ...

(CBS/AP) JACKSON, Miss. - A black woman who once worked as a maid for a relative of Kathryn Stockett, the author of the best-selling book "The Help," is suing the author, claiming she was the ...

is based on a 2009 novel written by author Kathryn Stockett, a white woman, that focuses more on the white voices and characters than those of the black domestic workers. "The Help" centers ...