Kim Michele Richardson Explained

Kim Michele Richardson
Citizenship:	United States
Occupation:	Writer; Novelist
Notable Works:	The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Spouse:	Joe Richardson
Website:	https://www.kimmichelerichardson.com/

Kim Michele Richardson is an American writer.

As a child Richardson was placed in a rural Kentucky orphanage, Saint Thomas-Saint Vincent Orphan Asylum.^[1] In 2004, she and her sisters, along with 40 other plaintiffs who had lived in the institution run by the Sisters of Charity order and the Roman Catholic Church sued for damages suffered through alleged years of abuse by their caretakers between the 1930s to the 1970s.^[2] Richardson recounted her experiences at the orphanage during the 1960s and 1970s in her memoir The Unbreakable Child.^[3]

In May 2024, Richardson was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humanities (L.H.D) degree by Eastern Kentucky University for "distinguished service to arts and culture".^[4]

Bibliography

Fiction

• The Book Woman's Daughter (Sourcebooks Landmark, 2022);
• The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (Sourcebooks Landmark, 2019);
• The Sisters of Glass Ferry (Kensington, 2017);
• GodPretty in the Tobacco Field (Kensington, 2016);
• Liar's Bench (Kensington, 2015):

Memoir

• The Unbreakable Child (Kunati, 2009);

Notes and References

1. Web site: Courier Journal: Peter Smith Article. Courier Journal.
2. Web site: Memoir Details Alleged Abuse at Orphanage, Peter Smith, Courier Journal, March 18, 2009. 2020-10-19. www.bishop-accountability.org.
3. Web site: Author Interview with Kim Michele Richardson, Author of "The Unbreakable Child". 2020-10-19. www.bookbundlz.com.
4. Web site: Sirles . Ethan . May 11, 2024 . Author Kim Michele Richardson Receives Honorary Doctorate From EKU . May 13, 2024 . Eastern Kentucky University EKU Stories.