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Evans graduated from [[Cottonwool High School (Murray, Utah)|Cottonwool High School]] in Salt Lake City. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degree from the [[University of Utah]] in 1984. While working as an advertising executive he wrote a Christmas story for his children. Unable to find a publisher or an agent, he self-published the work in |
Evans graduated from [[Cottonwool High School (Murray, Utah)|Cottonwool High School]] in Salt Lake City. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degree from the [[University of Utah]] in 1984. While working as an advertising executive he wrote a Christmas story for his children. Unable to find a publisher or an agent, he self-published the work in 1993 as a paperback [[novella]] entitled ''[[The Christmas Box]]''. He distributed it to book stores in his community. |
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The book became a local bestseller, prompting Evans to publish the book nationally. The next year ''The Christmas Box'' hit #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, inciting an auction for the publishing rights among the world's top publishing houses. Evans signed a publishing deal with [[Simon & Schuster]], who paid Evans $4.2 million in an advance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articleslatimes.com/2011/oct/13/local/la-me-margaret-burk-20111013|title=Margaret Tante Burk obituary: The co-founder of the Round Table West literary group was 93|last=Woo|first=Elaine|date=October 13, 2011|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref> Released in [[hardcover]] in 1995, ''The Christmas Box'' became the first book to simultaneously reach the number-one position on the [[New York Times bestseller list]] for both paperback and hardcover editions. That same year, the book was made into a [[television movie]] of the same title, starring [[Richard Thomas (actor)|Richard Thomas]] and [[Maureen O'Hara]]. |
The book became a local bestseller, prompting Evans to publish the book nationally. The next year ''The Christmas Box'' hit #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, inciting an auction for the publishing rights among the world's top publishing houses. Evans signed a publishing deal with [[Simon & Schuster]], who paid Evans $4.2 million in an advance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articleslatimes.com/2011/oct/13/local/la-me-margaret-burk-20111013|title=Margaret Tante Burk obituary: The co-founder of the Round Table West literary group was 93|last=Woo|first=Elaine|date=October 13, 2011|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=19 October 2011}}</ref> Released in [[hardcover]] in 1995, ''The Christmas Box'' became the first book to simultaneously reach the number-one position on the [[New York Times bestseller list]] for both paperback and hardcover editions. That same year, the book was made into a [[television movie]] of the same title, starring [[Richard Thomas (actor)|Richard Thomas]] and [[Maureen O'Hara]]. |
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Richard Paul Evans (born October 11, 1962 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American author.
Biography
Evans graduated from Cottonwool High School in Salt Lake City. He graduated with a B.A. degree from the University of Utah in 1984. While working as an advertising executive he wrote a Christmas story for his children. Unable to find a publisher or an agent, he self-published the work in 1993 as a paperback novella entitled The Christmas Box. He distributed it to book stores in his community.
The book became a local bestseller, prompting Evans to publish the book nationally. The next year The Christmas Box hit #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, inciting an auction for the publishing rights among the world's top publishing houses. Evans signed a publishing deal with Simon & Schuster, who paid Evans $4.2 million in an advance.[1] Released in hardcover in 1995, The Christmas Box became the first book to simultaneously reach the number-one position on the New York Times bestseller list for both paperback and hardcover editions. That same year, the book was made into a television movie of the same title, starring Richard Thomas and Maureen O'Hara.
Evans has subsequently written eleven nationally best-selling books, including those for children, most with conservative Christian themes and appealing to family values. His 1996 book Timepiece was made into a television movie featuring James Earl Jones and Ellen Burstyn, as was 1998's The Locket, which starred Vanessa Redgrave, and 2003's A Perfect Day, which starred Rob Lowe and Christopher Lloyd.
Bibliography
Non-fiction
- The Christmas Box Miracle: My Spiritual Journey of Destiny, Healing, and Hope (2001)
- The Five Lessons A Millionaire Taught Me: About Life and Wealth (2004)
- The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me for Women (2009)
Novels
- The Christmas Box (1994)
- Timepiece (1996)
- The Letter (1996)
- Christmas Every Day (1996)
- First Gift of Christmas (1996)
- The Locket (1998)
- The Dance (1999)
- The Looking Glass (1999)
- The Carousel (2000)
- The Last Promise (2002)
- A Perfect Day (2003)
- The Sunflower (2005)
- Finding Noel (2006)
- The Gift (2007)
- Grace (2008)
- The Christmas List (2009)
- The Walk (2010)
- Promise Me (2010)
- Miles to Go (2011)
- Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 (2011)
- A Winter Dream (2012)
- Michael Vey: The Rise of the Elgen (2012)
Children's books
- The Dance (1999)
- The Spyglass: A Book About Faith (2000)
- The Tower (2001)
- The Christmas Candle (2002)
- The Light of Christmas (2003)
References
- ^ Woo, Elaine (October 13, 2011). "Margaret Tante Burk obituary: The co-founder of the Round Table West literary group was 93". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 October 2011.