Lori Nelson Spielman | |
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| Born | (1961-04-30)April 30, 1961 (age 64) Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Central 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 SellerThe Life List, published byBantam 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) andQuote Me (Temporary name, 2018).[1][2]
Spielman was born in 1961, inLansing, 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 aspeech 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 bookThe 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 inEast Lansing with her husband Bill Spielman. She has no children.
