Jan Karon struck a chord with millions of readers hungry for an escape to the peaceful and idyllic town of Mitford with its interesting cast of characters including Father Tim of the local ...

SHEPHERDS ABIDING Jan Karon, Author , read by John McDonough. Penguin Audiobooks $34.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-14-280033-1 ...

Local Arts Last trip to Mitford? Author Jan Karon ponders what’s next By Dannye Romine Powell dpowell@charlotteobserver.com March 29, 2017 10:36 AM ...

Author Jan Karon penned little short stories about small town minister Father Tim and his dog, Barnabas. They were published in the "Blowing Rocket," a weekly newspaper in Blowing Rock, N.C.

An 11th Mitford novel, “Come Rain or Come Shine,” is scheduled for release on Sept. 22. Born in Lenoir, N.C. in 1937, Karon left a career in advertising at age 50 to become a writer.

Travel Jan Karon Posted 6:10 a.m. Nov 6, 2008 - Updated 12:14 p.m. Nov 10, 2008 The red light was blinking on my telephone when I arrived at work recently at 3:50AM. I had missed a call the day ...