Lisa Rogak
AUTHOR

Lisa Rogak

Tap the gear icon above to manage new release emails.
Lisa Rogak is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 40 books, which have been published in more than two dozen languages. Her books Barack Obama: In His Own Words, and Angry Optimist: The Life & Times of Jon Stewart, hit the New York Times bestseller lists. Haunted Heart: The Life & Times of Stephen King was nominated for both the Edgar and Anthony Awards.

Her books have been reviewed and otherwise mentioned in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, and hundreds of other publications. She appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show as the featured guest in a show about small towns to promote her book, Moving to the Country Once and For All.

She served as co-author with famed YouTube star Rich Benoit on his memoir Going Fast and Fixing Things: True Stories from the World’s Most Popular DIY Repair Expert and Car Aficionado, and helped the late librarian Jan Louch tell the story of the world’s most famous library cats in The True Tails of Baker and Taylor: The Library Cats Who Left Their Pawprints on a Small Town . . . and the World

The Man Behind the DaVinci Code, her biography of famed author Dan Brown, was published in two dozen languages. In 2020, she published Rachel Maddow, the first biography of the acclaimed MSNBC anchor followed by Alex Trebek: A Biography.

Her biography of famed cartoonist, A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein, is currently in development for release as a major motion picture.

She lives in New Hampshire and is currently at work on a memoir.
Read more Read less

Going Fast and Fixing Things

Most popular
View Details

The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

Featured Article: The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

Best Sellers

Product list
  • Angry Optimist cover art
    Preview

    $18.18 or free with 30-day trial

  • Rachel Maddow cover art
    Preview

    $17.98 or free with 30-day trial

  • The Dogs of War cover art
    Preview

    • The Dogs of War

    • The Courage, Love, and Loyalty of Military Working Dogs
    • Written by: Lisa Rogak
    • Narrated by: Kate Reading
    • Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 2012-06-25
    • Language: English
    • Not rated yet

    $17.03 or free with 30-day trial

  • Propaganda Girls cover art
    Preview

    $25.33 or free with 30-day trial

  • Who Is Alex Trebek? cover art
    Preview

    $22.02 or free with 30-day trial

  • The True Tails of Baker and Taylor cover art
    Preview

    $18.97 or free with 30-day trial

  • Dogs Who Serve cover art
    Preview

    • Dogs Who Serve

    • Incredible Stories of Our Canine Military Heroes
    • Written by: Lisa Rogak
    • Narrated by: C.S.E Cooney
    • Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 2016-10-18
    • Language: English
    • Not rated yet

    $13.20 or free with 30-day trial