Ann B. Ross
Ann B. Ross is the author of two original paperback mysteries, The Murder Cure (Avon, 1978) and The Murder Stroke (Norton, 1981), and a hard cover historical novel, The Pilgrimage (Macmillan, 1987). Ann holds a bachelor's in literature from UNC Asheville and a Master's and Ph.D. in English from UNC Chapel Hill. Her major field of study in graduate school was medieval English literature and language, with a specialty in Anglo-Saxon studies. She has been on the faculty of UNC-Asheville as Visiting Lecturer in literature, adjunct professor of humanities, and Visiting Professor of literature and humanities. Since the first Miss Julia book was published in 1999, writing the subsequent books and touring for speaking and signing events have taken up most of Ann's time. All the Miss Julia books are being published in German, Japanese, Turkish and Croatian in their entirety, while the first book was published by The Reader's Digest Condensed Books in twelve languages. Miss Julia Speaks Her Mind was named a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers book in 1999. It was also #9 on the 76 Most Highly Recommended Books by Book Sense, who also was listed it as one of the Best Books of the First Five Years. It has been optioned by three film production companies at various times, but none so far have been able to replicate Miss Julia. Six of the Miss Julia books have appeared on the New York Times Extended Bestseller List. Many have also appeared on the bestseller lists of Book Sense and Barnes & Noble. Miss Julia Paints the Town is the ninth book in the series and was released in paperback in April, 2009. The tenth book, Miss Julia Delivers the Goods, was released in hardcover in April, 2009. There will be a ten-city tour in April and May, with other speaking and signing events planned throughout the year. Ann lives in a small town in Western North Carolina which has absolutely no relation to Abbotsville.
