Alice MacGowan

Born in Perrysburg, Ohio, in 1858, she later grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where she was educated in public schools and also taught at home by her father. She went on to build a writing career that included both solo work and a long creative partnership with her sister, Grace MacGowan Cooke.

Together, the two sisters wrote more than 30 novels, about a hundred short stories, and some poetry. Alice MacGowan is especially remembered as a versatile popular writer whose books moved across genres, from local-color and historical fiction to suspenseful entertainment.

She lived from December 10, 1858, to March 10, 1947. For audiobook listeners, she stands out as one of those once-widely-read authors whose storytelling energy still comes through clearly today.