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Lisa Rogak is an American author, primarily of biographies and other nonfiction books. She is also a freelance magazine writer.

Barack Obama: In His Own Words, which Rogak edited, hit the New York Times bestseller list.[1] Her biography of Stephen King, Haunted Heart, was nominated for a 2010 Edgar Award for Best Critical / Biographical Work.[2]

Rogak grew up in Glen Rock, New Jersey and now lives in New Hampshire.

Partial bibliography

  • Pretzel Logic: A Novel, Williams Hill Publishing, 1999
  • Howard Dean: In His Own Words, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2003
  • Death Warmed Over: Funeral Food, Rituals, and Customs from Around the World, Ten Speed Press, 2004
  • Stones and Bones of New England: A Guide to Unusual, Historic, and Otherwise Notable Cemeteries, Globe Pequot, 2004
  • The Man Behind the Da Vinci Code: An Unauthorized Biography of Dan Brown, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005
  • Barack Obama: In His Own Words, PublicAffairs, 2008
  • A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2009
  • Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words, PublicAffairs, 2009
  • Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2010
  • And Nothing But the Truthiness: The Rise (and further rise) of Stephen Colbert, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2011
  • Dogs of War: The Courage, Love, and Loyalty of Military Working Dogs, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2011
  • Dogs of Courage: The Heroism and Heart of Working Dogs Around the World, St. Martin's Press, 2012
  • Dan Brown: The Unauthorized Biography, St. Martin's Press, 2013
  • One Big Happy Family: Heartwarming Stories of Animals Caring for One Another, St. Martin's Press, 2013
  • Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart, Thomas Dunne Books, 2014
  • Cats on the Job: 50 Fabulous Felines Who Purr, Mouse, and Even Sing for Their Supper, St. Martin's Press, 2015
  • The True Tails of Baker and Taylor: The Library Cats Who Left Their Pawprints on a Small Town . . . and the World, St. Martin's Press, 2016

References

  1. ^ Barack Obama in His Own Words on the NY Times Bestseller List
  2. ^ Edgars Database

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