Photo: Corey Hayes
Originally from California, Karina came to New York City for college and has stuck around for over twenty years. She has had a varied career teaching and implementing literacy programs in family homeless shelters and recruiting healthcare professionals to volunteer in under resourced areas around the world. Now as a mother, one of her proudest achievements is raising two kids who can’t go anywhere without a book. She lives in Harlem with her husband, two teenagers, one dog, and three cats.
Karina is represented by Ginger Clark of Ginger Clark Literary.
Film rights are handled by Mary Pender at United Talent Agency.
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