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'''Lori Lansens''' is a |
'''Lori Lansens''' is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter. She was a successful screenwriter, whose credits included the films ''[[South of Wawa]]'', ''[[Wolf Girl]]'' and ''Marine Life'', before publishing her first novel ''Rush Home Road'' in 2002. |
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Lansens' follow-up novel, ''[[The Girls (novel)|The Girls]]'', was featured as a book-club pick by the Richard & Judy Show in the UK, selling over 400,000 copies. The book received recognition as a 2007 [[Best Book for Young Adults]] from the [[American Library Association]].<ref>{{cite web|author=American Library Association|year=2007|title=2007 Best Books for Young Adults|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/annotations/07bbya.cfm|accessdate=2011-02-03}}</ref> |
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Rush Home Road received rave reviews internationally and was optioned for film by Whoopi Goldberg. |
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She followed up with ''The Wife's Tale'' in 2012, and ''The Mountain Story'' in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mountain Story: A Novel|url=http://books.simonandschuster.com/The-Mountain-Story/Lori-Lansens/9781476786506|website=Simon and Schuster|accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref> |
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Lansens' follow-up novel The Girls (2006) was a huge success as well. A book club pick by The Richard & Judy Show, it sold over 400,000 copies in the UK alone. The Girls was chosen Vogue Magazine's Book of the Summer. |
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Her third novel The Wife’s Tale (2010) sold in over a dozen countries and received glowing reviews. It's also being developed as a feature film. |
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Lansens' most recent book, The Mountain Story (2015), was declared "a master class in fiction" by The Globe & Mail, and was People Magazine's Book of the Week. It's now being published around the world to rave reviews. |
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Lansens screenwriting credits include the films ''[[South of Wawa]]'', ''[[Wolf Girl]]'' and ''Marine Life. She also wrote and directed two award-wining short films.'' |
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==Bibliography== |
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*''[[The Girls (novel)|The Girls]]'' (2006) ISBN 9780676977967 |
*''[[The Girls (novel)|The Girls]]'' (2006) ISBN 9780676977967 |
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*''The Wife's Tale'' (2010) ISBN 9780307373045 |
*''The Wife's Tale'' (2010) ISBN 9780307373045 |
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*The Mountain Story |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 04:33, 19 December 2015
Lori Lansens is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter. She was a successful screenwriter, whose credits included the films South of Wawa, Wolf Girl and Marine Life, before publishing her first novel Rush Home Road in 2002.
Lansens' follow-up novel, The Girls, was featured as a book-club pick by the Richard & Judy Show in the UK, selling over 400,000 copies. The book received recognition as a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association.[1]
She followed up with The Wife's Tale in 2012, and The Mountain Story in 2015.[2]
Born and raised in Chatham, Ontario, Lansens now makes her home in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.
Bibliography
- Rush Home Road (2002) ISBN 9780307363282
- The Girls (2006) ISBN 9780676977967
- The Wife's Tale (2010) ISBN 9780307373045
References
- ^ American Library Association (2007). "2007 Best Books for Young Adults". Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ "The Mountain Story: A Novel". Simon and Schuster. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
External links
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