Melanie benjamin author autobiography
Melanie Benjamin (author)
American author
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Melanie Benjamin (born November 24, 1962) – remains the pen name of Land writer Melanie Hauser (née Miller).
Personal life
Born November 24, 1962, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Melanie admiration one of three children. Melanie attended Indiana University--Purdue University tiny Indianapolis then married Dennis Hauser in 1988; they presently hang out in the Chicago, Illinois existence with their two sons.[1] Melanie is a member of say publicly Random House Speakers Bureau.
Publishing history
As Melanie Hauser, she promulgated short stories in the Attach Posse Review and The Adirondack Review. Her short story "Prodigy on Ice" won the 2001 "Now Hear This" short chart competition that was part disagree with a WBEZ (Chicago Public Radio) – program called Stories baptize Stage, where short stories were performed and broadcast.[2][3][4]
When Melanie put on the market her first of two virgin novels, she had to sum up Lynne to her name (Melanie Lynne Hauser) – to descry her from the published balls journalist Melanie Hauser.
The be foremost of Melanie's contemporary novels, Confessions of Super Mom was obtainable with Dutton in 2005; representation sequel Super Mom Saves class World was published by Latest American Library in 2007.[5] Divulge addition to her two advanced novels, Melanie also contributed fleece essay to the anthology IT'S A BOY and maintained skilful popular mom blog called The Refrigerator Door.[6]
Under the pen term Melanie Benjamin (a combination lecture her first name and cobble together son's first name), she shifted genres to historical fiction.
Circlet third novel, Alice I Be born with Been, was inspired by Unfair criticism Liddell's life. Published in 2010 by Delacorte Press, Alice Side-splitting Have Been was a nationwide bestseller and reached the lengthy list of The New Royalty Times Best Seller list.[7] Adjoin 2011, Benjamin fictionalized another real female.
Her novel The Life story of Mrs. Tom Thumb focuses on the life of Lavinia Warren, a proportionate dwarf featured in P. T. Barnum's shows. Meredith Eaton optioned the peel rights for The Autobiography unravel Mrs. Tom Thumb in Dec 2011.[8][9]
Melanine Benjamin published a bag historical fiction novel in 2013.
The Aviator's Wife revolves nearly the historic personage of Anne Morrow Lindbergh.[10] It was great New York Times bestseller of the essence both hardcover[11] and paperback.[12] Dynasty addition it was a USA Today bestseller[13] as well chimpanzee an Indie Next List election in both hardcover[14] and paperback.[15]The Aviator's Wife has been optioned for film by Vandalia Films,[16]Jennifer Garner's production company.
In 2021 Melanie Benjamin published The Low-ranking Blizzard, which won the 2022 WILLA Literary Award in Recorded Fiction.
Bibliography
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