Karen Karbo is an American author. She is the author of three adult novels: Trespassers Welcome Here, The Diamond Lane, and Motherhood Made a Man Out of Me, all of which were named New York Times Notable Books. She is also the author of How to Hepburn: Lessons on Living from Kate the Great. She is also the author of three books in the Minerva Clark mystery series for children: Minerva Clark Gets A Clue (2005), Minerva Clark Goes to the Dogs (2006), and Minerva Clark Gives Up the Ghost (2007). Karbo was also awarded the 2004 Sarah Winnemucca Award for Creative Nonfiction for The Stuff of Life.