Lori Nelson Spielman
Born (1961-04-30) April 30, 1961
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationCentral Michigan University (BA)
Michigan State University (MA)

Lori Nelson Spielman (born April 30, 1961, in Lansing, Michigan) is an American author, mostly known for her Best Seller The Life List, published by Bantam Books/Random House in July 2013 and translated into 27 languages in 30 countries. As of December 2018 two more of her books were published – Sweet Forgiveness (Plume, 2015) and Quote Me (Temporary name, 2018).[1][2]

Biography

Spielman was born in 1961, in Lansing, Michigan, the fourth child of a Catholic working-class couple – Franc and Joan Nelson – and the first of them to attend university. After graduating (BA, Central Michigan University; MA, Michigan State University),[3] she became a speech pathologist and then a homebound teacher, teaching mentally or physically ill students in their homes or at the hospital.[4] Her first book heroine's profession is exactly that – homebound teacher.

Spielman started writing only after reaching 48 years of age. It was in October 2009 that she started the first draft for her first book The Life List; four years later it was published.[5] In the midst of the book promotion, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After two surgeries, she was told that she is cancer-free.[6] As of 2015, having written and published her second novel, Sweet Forgiveness, she has retired from teaching and became a full-time writer.

Nelson Spielman lives in East Lansing with her husband Bill Spielman. She has no children.

References

  1. ↑ Wood, Heloise (June 8, 2018). "Avon to publish Spielman's 'beautiful' story of self-discovery". Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ask the Author: Lori Nelson Spielman". Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Life List (Spielman)". Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ Kirch, Claire (June 24, 2015). "Four Questions for...Lori Nelson Spielman". Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Interview with Lori Nelson Spielman- author of The Life List". July 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Celebrating One Year". February 18, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
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