Since 2007, Craft has been the editor and owner of. She also owned a business that created marketing materials for small businesses and nonprofit groups called Themes & Variations.Ĭraft also served in various leadership capacities for the Women's Fiction Writer's Association, the Philadelphia Writer's Conference, and the Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group. in Health and Physical Education with a dance concentration in 1980.Īfter college, Craft worked as a dancer, choreographer, and movement instructor from 1978 to 1992 and also was a freelance dance critic for The Morning Call in Allentown, Pennsylvania until 2002. She later attended Miami University and graduated with a BS in Biological Sciences Education in 1978.

Kathryn Graham was born on September 9, 1956, in Syracuse, New York and graduated from Dulaney High School in 1974. Heartfelt and honest, this book has all the feels.Kathryn Craft (born September 9, 1956) is an American author of literary fiction and contemporary women's fiction. “Allen’s emotional debut pulls the reader into a gripping slow-burn romance where our lively and relatable protagonist has to find a way to move forward while letting go of her fears and the past. If you’re looking for a character-driven novel to lose yourself in, your search can end with Fear of Flying by Kate Allen.” - Readers’ Favorite (5 Star Review) “Allen writes with her audience in mind and delivers an intriguing story that will linger in your thoughts long after the final page. Prose screwed tight with tension held me rapt as I sought hope for Liv, for myself, for us all.” - Kathryn Craft, award-winning author of The Far End of Happy and The Art of Falling “A keen portrait of a shattered woman whose fear of attachment keeps her from recognizing the love she needs. Kate Allen is an exciting new author to watch in contemporary women’s fiction.” - Jennifer Klepper, USA Today bestselling author of Unbroken Threads “A fascinating and at times heart-breaking exploration of a young woman drowning in grief and desperate to find air without getting hurt again. I cheered for Liv from the very first page…a truly honest coming-of-age story.” - Nicole Macaulay, author of Honeymoon Alone From Boston to Amsterdam to Scotland, I loved traveling on this journey – a perfect read during this quarantine.

“Kate Allen’s sparkling debut, Fear of Flying, truly soared. “…you’ll want to start all over again as soon as you turn the last page, to savour every smart, funny, thrilling line you gulped the first time.” - Meg Mason, author of Sorrow and Bliss Kate Allen is a fresh new voice in fiction.” - Camille Pagán, bestselling author of I’m Fine and Neither Are You “The story of one woman’s attempt to find herself in the face of grief, Fear of Flying is a moving and unexpected reminder that fate may deny us what we want, only to give us exactly what we need.

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