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United States Katherine Howe is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning historian, known for her historical fiction and non-fiction works.
Katherine Howe is a bestselling and award-winning historian and novelist who is a direct descendant of a nineteenth-century sailor who battled pirates on the high seas as well as three women who were tried for witchcraft in Salem. She is the editor of The Penguin Book of Pirates and The Penguin Book of Witches; the author of the novels A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself and The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs, the New York Times bestselling novels The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane and The House of Velvet and Glass, and the young adult novels Conversion and The Appearance of Annie van Sinderen; and the coauthor with Anderson Cooper of the New York Times bestsellers Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty and Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune. A native Houstonian, she lives and sails with her family in New England.
Katherine Howe earned her undergraduate degree in art history and philosophy at Columbia University.
Katherine Howe earned an MA in American and New England Studies at Boston University.
Following the success of her debut novel, 'The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane,' Katherine Howe was a guest on "Salem: Unmasking The Devil" on the National Geographic Channel.
In 2016, Katherine Howe was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.
Katherine Howe teaches at Cornell University.
Katherine Howe co-authored two New York Times bestsellers with Anderson Cooper: 'Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty' and 'Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune'.
Katherine Howe was born in 1977 and raised in Houston, Texas. She pursued her education at Columbia University, earning an undergraduate degree in art history and philosophy. Later, she obtained an MA in American and New England Studies from Boston University. Howe’s literary career began while pursuing her graduate studies, focusing on historical novels that explore the nature of reality and belief. Her mother served as a longtime curator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Howe’s debut novel, “The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane,” became a New York Times Bestseller in 2009. This success led to her appearing on various television news programs and the National Geographic Channel’s “Salem: Unmasking The Devil.” Her work often draws connections to her own ancestry, as she is a direct descendant of individuals involved in the Salem witch trials, including Elizabeth Proctor and Elizabeth Howe. This personal connection informed her exploration of historical events and their impact.
Throughout her career, Howe has continued to publish both historical fiction and non-fiction, including co-authored works with Anderson Cooper, such as “Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty” (2021) and “Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune” (2023). Her novels have been translated into over 20 languages. She also serves as a faculty member at Cornell University and was a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University in 2016, where she worked on a novel set among Caribbean corsairs.
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