title: Kristy Kiernan
text: # Kristy Kiernan
  
  Kristy Kiernan is the author of Catching Genius (Berkley Books), a novel about two sisters whose lives are altered when one is discovered to be profoundly gifted. Catching Genius was an Ingram's Book Club selection and has received praise from authors such as Sarah Gruen and Lorna Landvik. Kiernan attended several gifted programs as a child, from which she drew her ideas for Catching Genius.
  
  She lives in Florida with her husband and dog. Kiernan also blogs with the Debutante Ball, a team blog of new novelists. Her new book, Matters of Faith, was published in 2008 and received the Florida Book Awards Bronze Medal. Her third novel, "Between Friends" was published in 2010.
  
  