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Michelle Collins Anderson

Michelle Collins Anderson was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up on a farm in the Missouri Ozarks. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Journalism degree and earned an MFA in Fiction from Warren Wilson College. She is the author of the novels The Flower Sisters and The Moonshine Women.
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Michelle Collins Anderson is an Ozark-born novelist who draws on her Missouri farm upbringing to write historical fiction rooted in the region — in The Moonshine Women, the one book we've reviewed, three sisters take over their grief-stricken father's moonshine business, with the story stretching from the hardscrabble hills to the outlaw glamour of Hot Springs, Arkansas. That title holds a 4.3/5 reader rating from 304 Amazon ratings. Anderson is also the author of The Flower Sisters, and a former journalist with an MFA in Fiction from Warren Wilson College.
Where should I start?
Start with The Moonshine Women — it's the book we've reviewed, and it holds a 4.3/5 reader rating from 304 Amazon ratings. Its premise is an easy entry point: three Ozark sisters stepping in to run their father's moonshine business, with the story eventually reaching Hot Springs, Arkansas. Since it's Anderson's newest novel, slated for release by Kensington on March 31, 2026, it's also the most current place to begin.
What's their writing style?
Based on The Moonshine Women, Anderson writes historical fiction grounded in a strong sense of place — the Ozark Mountains where they grew up on a farm. Their work centers family under strain, here three sisters bound together by a grief-stricken father and the moonshine business they inherit. The story's range, from hardscrabble hills to the outlaw glamour of Hot Springs, Arkansas, suggests a taste for contrasting grit with a flashier criminal underworld.
Books we've reviewed
We've reviewed 1 book by Michelle Collins Anderson. The Moonshine Women is a historical novel about three Ozark sisters who take over their grief-stricken father's moonshine business, with the story stretching to Hot Springs, Arkansas — it holds a 4.3/5 reader rating from 304 Amazon ratings.
What genre do they write?
Michelle Collins Anderson writes historical fiction. The Moonshine Women is set in the Ozark Mountains and the outlaw world of Hot Springs, Arkansas, following three sisters running their father's moonshine business — a premise firmly rooted in a Prohibition-era-flavored historical setting.
What is The Moonshine Women about?
The Moonshine Women follows three sisters in the Ozark Mountains who take over their grief-stricken father's moonshine business. The story stretches from the hardscrabble hills to the outlaw glamour of Hot Springs, Arkansas. The historical novel is set for release by Kensington on March 31, 2026.
What should I read after The Moonshine Women?
The natural next step is Anderson's other novel, The Flower Sisters, which came before The Moonshine Women. Reading it after will give you a fuller picture of their work as a novelist, since those are the two books to their name.
Who is Michelle Collins Anderson?

Who is Michelle Collins Anderson?

Michelle Collins Anderson was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up on a farm in the Missouri Ozarks. They graduated summa cum laude from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Journalism degree and later earned an MFA in Fiction from Warren Wilson College. Anderson is the author of two novels, The Flower Sisters and The Moonshine Women.

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