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Nancy French is an American writer. She is known for co-writing or
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books with public figures, including
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, Sean Lowe,
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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. Since 2016, French has written political commentary in news publications including '' The Washington Post'', NPR, '' The Dispatch'', and '' USA Today''. In 2021, she reported on abuse cases at Christian camps in the United States.


Writing career


Autobiographies and ghostwriting

French's work began in 2006, when she published ''Red State of Mind: How a Catfish Queen Reject Became a Liberty Belle''. Her second book with husband David French was ''Home and Away: A Story of Family in a Time of War'', which examined the impact of a family member serving in the military. Later that year, she co-authored a memoir with
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. It reached #21 on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list for hardcover nonfiction. A year later, French authored an autobiography about
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, which was released following the athlete's surprise retirement in 2012. This was followed a year later with a book French co-wrote with Chinese-American pastor,
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. In 2015, she released two books about Sean Lowe and Stacey Dash. In 2016, French co-wrote a book about Kate Grosmaire's experiences with losing her daughter to murder, titled ''Forgiving My Daughter's Killer: A True Story of Loss, Faith, and Unexpected Grace''. French and
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published ''Them: Why We Hate Each Other – and How to Heal'' in 2018. In May 2019, French co-wrote the memoirs of
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, titled ''After Life: My Journey From Incarceration To Freedom''. In 2021, French co-authored a book with
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, ''Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness''.


Journalism

French began writing for newspapers in 2004, when she wrote a column called "The Liberty Belle" in the '' Philadelphia City Paper''. She continued to contribute to various publications including ''USA Today'' and '' National Review''. In the run-up to, and following the
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, French wrote a number of articles about how she experienced the election as both a conservative and sex abuse survivor. The '' Washington Post'' article led to French receiving online abuse. Over the next couple of years, French guest wrote other articles for ''The Washington Post''. As a political commentator, she was interviewed by NPR about the
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. In 2021, French began writing about sex abuse reports involving Kanakuk Kamps. French asserted that for decades the
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camp had attempted to cover up and enable abuse. The report by French suggested that across a 14-year period, hundreds could have been abused at the camps. Following her report, other victims began to come forward in 2021.


Political consultancy and activism

In 2005, French and her husband created the grassroots organization Evangelicals for Mitt. She was later hired as a consultant for
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's 2008 presidential campaign. She also served as a vice chair on Romney's 2008 National Faith and Values Steering Committee. French was a 2012 Romney delegate to the
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.


Bibliography

*''Red State of Mind: How a Catfish Queen Reject Became a Liberty Belle'' (2006) *''Home and Away: A Story of Family in a Time of War'' with David French (2011) *'' Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far'' with
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(2011) *''Winning Balance'' with
Shawn Johnson Shawn Johnson East (born Shawn Machel Johnson; January 19, 1992) is an American former artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic balance beam gold medalist and team, all-around and floor exercise silver medalist. Johnson is also the 2007 al ...
(2012) *''Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas'' with
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(2013) *''God's Double Agent: The True Story of a Chinese Christian’s Fight for Freedom'' with
Bob Fu Bob Fu () is a Chinese American pastor. In 2002, he founded China Aid, which provides legal aid to Christians in China, and has been its president since then. Bob Fu was born in Shandong in 1968 and studied English literature at Liaocheng Unive ...
(2013) *''For the Right Reasons: America’s Favorite Bachelor on Faith, Love, Marriage, and Why Nice Guys Finish First'' with Sean Lowe (2015) *''There Goes My Social Life: From Clueless to Conservative'' with Stacey Dash (2015) *''Forgiving My Daughter's Killer: A True Story of Loss, Faith, and Unexpected Grace'' with Kate Grosmaire (2016) *''Them: Why We Hate Each Other – and How to Heal'' with
Ben Sasse Benjamin Eric Sasse ( ; born February 22, 1972) is an American politician and academic administrator serving as the junior United States senator for Nebraska since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Born in Plainview, Nebraska, Sass ...
(2018) *''After Life: My Journey From Incarceration To Freedom'' with
Alice Marie Johnson Alice Marie Johnson (born May 30, 1955) is an American criminal justice reform advocate and former federal prisoner. She was convicted in 1996 for her involvement in a Memphis cocaine trafficking organization and sentenced to life imprisonment. I ...
(2019) *''Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness'' with
Richard Lui Richard Lui is an American journalist and news anchor for MSNBC and NBC News. Lui is currently a breaking news anchor for NBC and MSNBC, broadcasting from 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. prior to that role he was a co-h ...
(2021)


Personal life

French and her husband David French have three children, one through international adoption. During the
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, their family - particularly their Ethiopian daughter — was attacked by Trump-supporting white nationalists, opposed to multiracial families. While living in New York City, French and her husband were given
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's old phone number. It led to French writing and doing interviews about the story, especially as Roth and French's husband shared the same first name.


References

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