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Monroe has also published two children’s books, which complement the environmental themes she’s known for in her novels.

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She is especially proud to be a twenty year plus state-certified volunteer with the Island Turtle Team, the group that first sparked her love for loggerhead sea turtles, and is the inspiration of her Beach House series. Monroe is an active conservationist and serves on the South Carolina Aquarium Board Emeritis, The Leatherback Trust, The Pat Conroy Literary Center Honorary Board, Friends of Coastal Carolina and Casting Carolinas Advisory Board. Bottlenose dolphins, monarch butterflies, shorebirds, and loggerhead sea turtles are among the wild species she has worked with and woven into her novels. Then, she uses the knowledge and experiences working with animals and the wildlife experts to craft captivating stories that identify important parallels between nature and human nature.

Monroe immerses herself in both academic research and hands-on/volunteering to learn about a species or conservation issue. In particular, the coastal southern landscape became a strong and important focus of many of her novels. Monroe is captivated by the beauty and fragility of the wild habitat around her. Monroe is also the co-creator and co-host of the weekly webshow and podcast Friends and Fiction. Her bestselling novel The Beach House is a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie. More than 7.5 million copies of her books have been published worldwide, and she’s earned numerous accolades and awards, including: Induction into the South Carolina Academy of Authors’ Hall of Fame the Southwest Florida Author of Distinction Award South Carolina Award for Literary Excellence RT Lifetime Achievement Award the International Book Award for Green Fiction, and the prestigious Southern Book Prize for Fiction.

Mary Alice Monroe is the New York Times bestselling author of nearly 30 novels and children's books, including THE SUMMER OF LOST AND FOUND, on sale May 11, 2021.

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