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• Jennifer Blake
• William Carman
• Bruce Feiler
• Jim Fusilli
• Philip Jolowicz
• Earl Merkel
• Lori Woolridge
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Books That Changed After 9/11
 The events of September 11, 2001, devastated the entire nation. One year later, AuthorsOnTheWeb has assembled a group of seven authors who revised their 2001 books-in-progress because of the terrorist attacks. Jennifer Blake, William Carman, Bruce Feiler, Jim Fusilli, Philip Jolowicz, Earl Merkel, and Lori Woolridge share where they were on September 11th, why they decided to make changes in their books, and the emotions they experienced while writing during this dark period. The writers also voice their opinions about the September 11th books being published in anticipation of the anniversary.
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| Jennifer Blake |
Jennifer Blake has been called the steel magnolia of women's fiction, and a "legend of the genre." She is a seventh-generation Louisianian who married at 15, began writing at 21, sold her first book at 27 in 1970, and gained her first New York Times bestseller more than 20 years ago with Love's Wild Desire in 1977. She has written over 50 books, including Royal Seduction, Fierce Eden, Shameless, Tigress, Garden of Scandal, and her latest release, Wade.
A writer of international bestseller status as well, her books have been published in 17 languages for worldwide sales approaching 22 million. She was honored with the position as writer-in-residence for the University of Northeastern Louisiana, and is a charter, and honorary, member of Romance Writers of America.
She has received numerous awards for her work, but among those she values most are the Golden Treasure Award for Lifetime Achievement from Romance Writers of America, induction into the Affaire de Coeur Romance Hall of Fame, and the Frank Waters Award for Excellence in Fiction.
Since 1998, Jennifer and her husband have lived in a lakeside Caribbean-styled retreat in North Louisiana. They often entertain friends and family, especially their four grown children and 13 grandchildren. Always a gardener at heart, she spends much of her free time encouraging her newly planted lawn to bloom with her favorite daylilies and azaleas, and with her transplanted antique roses.
Her love of history and antiques has given rise to her newest hobby, quilting. But evenings find her and her husband lounging on one of the expansive verandas, enjoying café au lait and listening to the gentle lap of waves.
Here, as Jennifer says in her own words, "I write my fantasies of love and adventure in the romantic South. And sometimes, when I sit on the porch with the sunlight falling across the lawn and the smells of magnolia, sweet olive, honeysuckle, and roses wafting on the warm air, I live them."
Jennifer Blake's Website
MIRA Books Website
Browse Jennifer Blake's books on Amazon.com.
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| William Carman |
William Carman is both Associate Professor of Art and Illustration Program Coordinator at Boise State University. He has worked as a designer, illustrator and art director at various advertising and design firms. He lives in Idaho with his wife, Mollie, and their four children. This is his first children's book.
Random House Children's Publishing Website
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| Bruce Feiler |
 Bruce Feiler is the New York Times bestselling author of Walking the Bible, Learning to Bow, Looking for Class, and Under the Big Top. A frequent contributor to NPR's All Things Considered, and contributing editor for Gourmet he writes regularly about American music for The New York Times, The New Yorker, and other publications, and recieved international acclaim for his influential cover story in The New Republic, "Gone Country." A native of Savannah, Georgia, Mr. Feiler is a graduate of Yale and Cambridge Universities, and now divides his time between Nashville and New York.
Photo (c) Andrew Feiler
Bruce Feiler's Website
HarperCollins Website
Browse Bruce Feiler's books on Amazon.com.
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| Jim Fusilli |
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| Philip Jolowicz |
 Before turning his talents to writing, Philip Jolowicz was an attorney who held one of the top legal posts in the European financial industry. A seventeen-year veteran of the global financial market, he has lived and worked in New York, Hong Kong, and London, and traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, and the Far East. He now resides in England and is currently working on his second novel.
Photo (c) Jerry Bauer
Simon & Schuster Website
Browse Philip Jolowicz's books on Amazon.com.
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| Earl Merkel |
 Earl Merkel is a novelist and writer who spent more than a decade as a practicing journalist, editor and columnist, and freelance journalist before joining the corporate world where he managed corporate communications programs at two Fortune 50 corporations. He is currently senior partner of EMCG, a communications firm. In this role, he has advised some of the largest multinational corporations in the world.
In addition to Final Epidemic, Mr. Merkel is the author of Like Distant Cities Burning, a novel of suspense that will be published next year by Penguin Putnam, and recently has completed his third novel, Dark Waters, Overflowing. He is also an avid sailor, scuba enthusiast, outdoorsman and insatiable reader --- all of which he draws upon in his fiction writing.
Earl Merkel's Website
Penguin Putnam Website
Browse Earl Merkel's books on Amazon.com.
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| Lori Woolridge |
 Lori Bryant Woolridge is the author of the popular novel, Read Between the Lies, published by Doubleday and Warner Books, which was nominated for the Golden Pen Award for Best Contemporary Fiction. She is a contributing author to several anthologies including: Best Black Women's Erotica (Cleis Press), and the upcoming Gumbo, edited by bestselling authors, E. Lynn Harris and Marita Golden (Harlem Moon). Her next novel, Hitts and Mrs. will be published by Avon in 2004. She is a fifteen-year veteran of the television broadcast industry, having worked in various production and management positions at the ABC Television Network, Public Broadcasting System (PBS), and Black Entertainment Television (BET), and is the recipient of an Emmy Award for Individual Achievement in Writing. Lori is also the cofounder and president of the nonprofit organization, Mothers Off Duty, Inc., a group committed to helping teen mothers continue their education.
Lori is an avid traveler and has enjoyed the scenery from Martha's Vineyard to Morocco to Malta and many countries in between. Her favorite vacation spot is anywhere in Italy. She and family live in New Jersey, where she is currently working on her next novel.
TWBookmark Website
HarperCollins Website
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