Lisa Rogak
Lisa Angowski 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 New York Times bestseller list.[1] Her biography of Stephen King, Haunted Heart, was nominated for a 2010 Edgar Award for Best Critical / Biographical Work.[2]
Raised in Glen Rock, New Jersey, Rogak graduated from Saddle River Day School and briefly attended New York University before moving to New Hampshire.[3]
Partial bibliography
[edit]- Pretzel Logic: A Novel, Williams Hill Publishing, 1999
- Howard Dean: In His Own Words, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2003
- Death Warmed Over: Funeral Food, Rituals, and Customs from Around the World, Ten Speed Press, 2004
- Stones and Bones of New England: A Guide to Unusual, Historic, and Otherwise Notable Cemeteries, Globe Pequot, 2004
- The Man Behind the Da Vinci Code: An Unauthorized Biography of Dan Brown, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005
- Barack Obama: In His Own Words, PublicAffairs, 2008
- A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2009
- Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words, PublicAffairs, 2009
- Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2010
- And Nothing But the Truthiness: The Rise (and further rise) of Stephen Colbert, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2011
- Dogs of War: The Courage, Love, and Loyalty of Military Working Dogs, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 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
- Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS, St. Martin's Press, 2025
References
[edit]- ^ "Paperback Nonfiction (Published 2008)". The New York Times. November 14, 2008. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023.
- ^ Edgars Database
- ^ Chollett, Laurence. "Sticks: One woman's guide to adopting life in the country", The Record, October 16, 1994. Accessed February 18, 2025. "Rogak, 31, was born and raised in Glen Rock and graduated from Saddle River Country Day School."
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