What is Kathryn Stockett's highest-rated book?

"The Calamity Club" is Kathryn Stockett's highest-rated book on LuvemBooks, with a reader rating of 4.7/5.

How many Kathryn Stockett books are reviewed on LuvemBooks?

We have reviewed 1 book by Kathryn Stockett.

What genres does Kathryn Stockett write?

Kathryn Stockett's books span genres including Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction.

When was Kathryn Stockett born?

Kathryn Stockett was born in 1969.

We've reviewed 1 book by Kathryn Stockett. The Calamity Club is a sprawling, plot-driven novel set in Depression-era Mississippi about an unlikely coalition of spinsters, sex workers, and orphans, with a 4.7/5 reader rating from 30,126 Amazon ratings.

Why is The Calamity Club trending?

The Calamity Club is currently trending because of an adaptation. The book itself is notable as Kathryn Stockett's return to fiction seventeen years after The Help, and it holds a 4.7/5 reader rating from 30,126 Amazon ratings.

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Kathryn Stockett

American

Born 1969

Kathryn Stockett is an American novelist. She is known for her 2009 debut novel, The Help, which is about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the 1960s.

On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed The Calamity Club.

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The Calamity Club

4.7/5

reader rating · 30,126 ratings

Seventeen years after the phenomenon of The Help, Kathryn Stockett returns with The Calamity Club, a sprawling, plot-driven novel set in Depression-era Mississippi that brings together an unlikely coalition of spinsters, sex workers, and orphans — and confirms, per The New York Times, that Stockett remains a master of the set piece.

Reviewed Jul 23, 2026

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Kathryn Stockett is the American novelist behind The Help, and we've reviewed 1 of her books: The Calamity Club, a plot-driven historical novel set in Depression-era Mississippi built around an unlikely coalition of spinsters, sex workers, and orphans. That book holds a 4.7/5 reader rating from over 30,000 Amazon ratings, and per The New York Times it confirms that Stockett remains a master of the set piece.

Where should I start?: We've reviewed 1 book by Kathryn Stockett, so the natural starting point is The Calamity Club, their return to fiction after The Help. It's a plot-driven historical novel set in Depression-era Mississippi with a 4.7/5 reader rating from over 30,000 Amazon ratings.
What's their writing style?: Based on the book we've reviewed, Kathryn Stockett writes sprawling, plot-driven historical fiction anchored in Mississippi. The Calamity Club assembles a large, unlikely cast — spinsters, sex workers, and orphans — and per The New York Times, the book confirms Stockett remains a master of the set piece.
Books we've reviewed: We've reviewed 1 book by Kathryn Stockett. The Calamity Club is a sprawling, plot-driven novel set in Depression-era Mississippi about an unlikely coalition of spinsters, sex workers, and orphans, with a 4.7/5 reader rating from 30,126 Amazon ratings.
Are any books being adapted?: Yes — The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett is currently trending in connection with an adaptation. It's the book we've reviewed, a historical novel set in Depression-era Mississippi about an unlikely coalition of spinsters, sex workers, and orphans.
What genre do they write?: Based on the book we've reviewed, Kathryn Stockett writes Historical Fiction. The Calamity Club is set in Depression-era Mississippi and weaves together a large cast of characters in a plot-driven narrative.

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