Sue Monk Kidd

The Secret Life of Bees is featured in the top box office feature, ‘Bee Movie’, an animated film written by Jerry Seinfeld. The novel is mentioned and shown briefly during a pivotal courtroom scene.

Sue has written the Introduction for a new edition of one of Thomas Merton’s most enduring and popular books, New Seeds of Contemplation, published by New Directions, November 28, 2007. Sue’s Introduction is a personal essay recounting her first visit to Merton’s monastic hermitage at the age of 39 and her reflections on the impact…

The television adaptation of The Mermaid Chair starring Kim Basinger, Alex Carter and Bruce Greenwood is now available on iTunes. The movie originally debuted on Lifetime Television September 2006. In order to download, go to iTunes and search for The Mermaid Chair.

Sue’s collection of early spiritual writings – a 2006 bestseller in hardcover – will be available in paperback Sept. 25, 2007, published by Penguin.