Sue Monk Kidd's first novel, The Secret Life of Bees, spent 2.5 years on the New York Times bestseller list, and has sold over 8 million copies worldwide. The Mermaid Chair and The Invention of Wings each went to No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and stayed on the list for many months. The Secret Life of Bees was long-listed for the Orange Prize (now the Women's Prize for Fiction), and was turned into an award-winning film.

Sue is also the author of several acclaimed non-fiction books including the New York Times bestseller Travelling With Pomegranates, co-written with her daughter Ann Kidd Taylor. Sue lives in North Carolina with her husband Sandy.

Ann Kidd Taylor is the co-author with Sue Monk Kidd of the New York Times bestselling memoir Travelling with Pomegranates.

The Shark Club is her first novel. She lives in southwest Florida with her husband and son.