Which of these American authors is best know for her bestselling novels that take place in the fictional village of Mitford, Jan Karon or Mary Gordon?
Mary Gordon (writer) Mary Catherine Gordon (born December 8, 1949) is an American writer and the McIntosh Professor of English at Barnard College. She is best known for her novels, memoirs and literary criticism.
Mary Monroe Mary Monroe is a "New York Times" bestselling African-American fiction author. Her first novel, "The Upper Room", was published by St. Martin's Press in 1985. She is best known for her novel "God Don't Like Ugly" (originally published by Dafina Books in Fall 2000), and the series revolved around the characters first introduced in this book.