Editing Kathryn H. Kidd (section)

==Publications==
Kidd wrote and co-wrote with her husband several [[non-fiction]] books of practical advice geared toward fellow members of the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]]. These include titles such as ''Ward Activities for the Clueless'', ''Food Storage for the Clueless'', ''On My Own and Clueless: An LDS Guide to Independent Life'', and ''A Parent's Survival Guide to the Internet''. The Kidds jointly authored ''A Convert's Guide to Mormon Life'', which won an Association of Mormon Letters Award for devotional literature.<ref name=obit/><ref>[http://deseretbook.com/Converts-Guide-Mormon-Life-Clark-L-Kidd/i/3706769 Deseret Book link on ''A Convert's Guide to Mormon Life'']</ref> They also collaborated on a large number of articles for ''[[Scot and Maurine Proctor|Meridian]]''.

Kidd also wrote a few [[comic novel|comedic novel]]s about life among members of the church, including ''Paradise Vue'' and ''Return to Paradise'', and children's books such as ''The Innkeeper's Daughter''.

Kidd was a longtime friend of Orson Scott Card. In 1989, Card founded a Mormon publishing company with his wife and brother, called "Hatrack River Publications." Card approached Kidd to provide a novel that fit the company's themes. Kidd's novel ''Paradise Vue'' became its first publication.<ref name=obit/><ref name=":0" /> Other collaboration with Card included co-authoring ''[[Lovelock (novel)|Lovelock]]'',<ref>Orson Scott Card and Kathy H. Kidd, ''Lovelock'', New York: TOR/Tom Doherty, 1994, {{ISBN|9780312857325}}.</ref> the first part of a proposed [[trilogy]].

=== Lovelock ===
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''Lovelock'' is a speculative science fiction novel co-written by both Kidd and Orson Scott Card. The novel is narrated by a scientist who takes the name of real scientist [[James Lovelock]]. The novel examines the [[Gaia hypothesis|Gaia Hypothesis]] through the lens of Lovelock, who is a genetically-enhanced [[capuchin monkey]].<ref name="obit" /> Lovelock the monkey is assigned to examine the lives of several humans on board the ''Mayflower'' spacecraft, and in the process becomes more humanized and rebellious.<ref>Cassada, Jackie. Library Journal, 6/15/1994, Vol. 119 Issue 11, p99, 1/8p. (Book Review)

Reviews the novel `Lovelock,' by Orson Scott Card and Kathryn H. Kidd.</ref>

Kidd passed away before the second installment, ''Rasputin,'' could be published.<ref name="obit" />

=== Paradise Vue ===
''Paradise Vue'' takes place in an LDS ward congregation. Beneath their perfectionist façade, the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church]] members in Kidd's novel exhibit cruel, dark, and obsessive tendencies. The novel is a comedic [[Mormon fiction|LDS fiction]] piece.<ref name="obit" />