Lisa Rogak is an American author, primarily of biographies and other non-fiction books. She is also a freelance magazine writer. ''Barack Obama: In His Own Words'', which Rogak edited, hit the ''

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'' bestseller list. Her biography of Stephen King, ''Haunted Heart'', was nominated for a 2010 Edgar Award for Best Critical / Biographical Work.Edgars Database
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Partial bibliography

* ''Pretzel Logic: A Novel'', Williams Hill Publishing, 1999 * ''Howard Dean: In His Own Words'', St. Martin's Griffin/

Thomas Dunne Books Thomas Dunne Books was an imprint of St. Martin's Press, which is a division of Macmillan Publishers. From 1986 until April 2020, it published popular trade fiction and nonfiction. History The imprint signed David Irving, a scholar, for a Joseph ...

, 2003 * ''Death Warmed Over: Funeral Food, Rituals, and Customs from Around the World'',

Ten Speed Press Ten Speed Press is a publishing house founded in Berkeley, California in 1971 by Phil Wood. Ten Speed Press was bought by Random House in February 2009 and is now part of their Crown Publishing Group division. History Wood worked with Barnes & ...

, 2004 * ''Stones and Bones of New England: A Guide to Unusual, Historic, and Otherwise Notable Cemeteries'',

Globe Pequot Globe Pequot is a book publisher and distributor of outdoor recreation and leisure titles that publishes 500 new titles. Globe Pequot was acquired by Morris Communications Morris Communications, headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, is a privat ...

, 2004 * ''The Man Behind the Da Vinci Code: An Unauthorized Biography of Dan Brown'',

Andrews McMeel Publishing Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC (formerly Andrews, McMeel and Parker (1975–1986) and Andrews and McMeel (1986–1997)) is a company that publishes books, calendars, and related toys. It is a part of Andrews McMeel Universal (which comprises AM ...

, 2005 * ''Barack Obama: In His Own Words'', PublicAffairs, 2008 * ''A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein'', St. Martin's Griffin/

, 2009 * ''Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words'', PublicAffairs, 2009 * ''Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King'', St. Martin's Griffin/

, 2010 * ''And Nothing But the Truthiness: The Rise (and further rise) of Stephen Colbert'', St. Martin's Griffin/

, 2011 * ''Dogs of War: The Courage, Love, and Loyalty of Military Working Dogs'', St. Martin's Griffin/

'', 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 *''Rachel Maddow: A Biography'', St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books, 2020 *''Who is Alex Trebek?: A Biography'', St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books, 2020

References

External links

Lisa Rogak's Website

Lisa Rogak on the Macmillan Website
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