Monroe, Mary Alice: - Mary Alice Monroe is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-seven books, including the bestselling The Beach House series.
She lives on the South Carolina coast, which is a source of inspiration for many of her books..
Monroe is also an active conservationist and serves on several boards.
She is the cocreator and cohost of the weekly web show and podcast Friends & Fiction .
Several of her novels have been optioned for film.
The Beach House is a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie, starring Andie MacDowell.
She is a member of the South Carolina Academy of Authors\' Hall of Fame, and her books have received numerous awards, including the South Carolina Center for the Book Award for Writing; the South Carolina Award for Literary Excellence; the SW Florida Author of Distinction Award; the RT Lifetime Achievement Award; the International Book Award for Green Fiction; the Henry Bergh Children\'s Book Award; and her novel, A Lowcountry Christmas , won the prestigious Southern Prize for Fiction.
Monroe also writes children\'s picture books, and a new middle grade fiction series called The Islanders.
Monroe, Mary Alice: - Mary Alice Monroe is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-seven books, including the bestselling The Beach House series
