Karen Olsson (other)

	Karen Olsson (other) Karen Olsson is a writer. Karen Ols(s)on may also refer to: * Karen Olsson (politician) * Karen Olson, charity worker * Karen Olson (The Faculty), fictional character See also * Karen Olsen (other) * Karin Olsson (other) {{hndis, Olson, Karen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Karen Olsson Karen Olsson (born 1972) is an American novelist and nonfiction writer. Her first novel, ''Waterloo'' (FSG 2005), is set in a thinly veiled version of Austin, Texas. The book follows a down-on-his-motivation reporter at an alternative weekly paper as he tries to get over a failed relationship and investigate some irregular goings-on at the state capitol. Writing in the New York Times Book Review, Mark Costello described ''Waterloo'' as "a melancholy comedy of Texas politics rittenwith great wit and assurance." Her second novel, ''All the Houses,'' was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2015. Set in Washington, D.C., it is narrated by the middle daughter of a family that has come undone in the wake of the Iran-contra scandal. In 2019, Olsson will publish ''The Weil Conjectures'', which combines a memoir of her college years with a biography of mathematician André Weil. A former editor of '' The Texas Observer'', Olsson is a contributing editor at '' Texas Monthly'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Karen Olsson (politician) This is a list of nominated candidates for the New Democratic Party in the 40th Canadian federal election, which resulted in a Conservative minority government. Newfoundland and Labrador – 7 seats Prince Edward Island – 4 seats Nova Scotia – 11 seats New Brunswick – 10 seats Quebec – 75 seats Ontario – 106 seats Manitoba – 14 seats Saskatchewan – 14 seats Alberta – 28 seats British Columbia – 36 seats Abbotsford Bonnie Rai British Columbia Southern Interior Alex Atamanenko, Incumbent MP. Burnaby—Douglas Bill Siksay, Incumbent MP. Burnaby—New Westminster Peter Julian, Incumbent MP. Cariboo—Prince George Bev Collins Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon Helen Kormendy Delta—Richmond East Szilvia Barna Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca Jennifer Burgis Fleetwood—Port Kells Nao Fernando Ran as an Alberta NDP candidate in the electoral district of Edmonton-Whitemud for the 1989 Alberta general election. He finished in third place out of thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Karen Olson Karen Olson is an American philanthropist who is the founder, and president emeritus of Family Promise, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping homeless and low-income families. Early life Olson was born in Darien, Connecticut. She attended public school in Darien and graduated from Lasell College in Auburndale, Massachusetts, where she studied Business Administration. Marketing career After college, Olson spent seven years in marketing, the last three at Warner-Lambert in Morris Plains, New Jersey. She developed promotional campaigns for consumer products such as Schick razors, Listermint mouthwash, and Lubriderm lotion. Engaging the homeless Rushing by Grand Central Station in Manhattan to a business meeting in 1982, Olson noticed a homeless woman she'd passed before. This time, she decided impulsively to buy a sandwich for the woman. When she gave it to her, the woman began a conversation. According to Olsen, "I learned a little bit about her life, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]