- Richard Paul Evans
Richard Paul Evans (born
October 11 ,1962 inSalt Lake City ,Utah ) is an American author.Biography
Evans graduated with a
B.A. degree from theUniversity of Utah in 1984. While working as an advertising executive he wrote aChristmas story for his children. Unable to find a publisher or an agent, he self-published the work in 1993 as apaperback 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. Released inhardcover in 1995, "The Christmas Box" became the first book to simultaneously reach the number-one position on theNew York Times bestseller list for both paperback and hardcover editions. That same year, the book was made into atelevision movie of the same title, starring Richard Thomas andMaureen O'Hara .Evans has subsequently written eleven nationally best-selling books, including those for children, most with
Christian themes and appealing tofamily values . His 1996 book "Timepiece" was made into a television movie featuringJames Earl Jones andEllen Burstyn , as was 1998's "The Locket", which starredVanessa Redgrave , and 2003's "A Perfect Day", which starredRob Lowe andChristopher Lloyd . Evans has won several awards for his writings including the American Mother Book Award, two first place Storytelling World awards and Romantic Times award for Best Women's Fiction.In 1994, Evans founded "The Christmas Box House International" charity to help abandoned, neglected or abused children. As of 2006, more than 13,000 children had been temporarily housed in the Christmas Box House shelters. Parents of five children, Evans and his wife Keri divide their time between homes in Utah and
Italy . They are members of theThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . [ [http://www.slcpl.lib.ut.us/details.jsp?parent_id=269&page_id=424 Salt Lake City Public Library : Fiction : LDS ] ]In 2007, Evans founded and is the
CEO of BookWise, a book club/multi-level marketing company.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)Novels
*"
The Christmas Box " (1994)
*"Timepiece " (1996)
*"The Letter " (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 (due for release in October 2008)*"Christmas Every Day"
*"First Gift of Christmas"Children's books
*"The Spyglass: A Book About Faith" (2000)
*"The Tower" (2001)
*"The Christmas Candle" (2002)
*"The Light of Christmas" (2003)References
External links
* [http://www.thechristmasboxhouse.org/ The Christmas Box House International charity website]
* [http://www.richardpaulevans.com Richard Paul Evans] official web site
* [http://www.bookwise.com BookWise] web site
* [http://www.bookwisewin.com BookWise Tour Site] information
* [http://www.bookwise-winners.com BookWise Winners] team site
* [http://www.bookwise-blogger.com The BookWise Blogger] unofficial blog
* [http://www.iambookwise.wordpress.com The Hooked On A Bookwise Blog] Bookwise Overview Blog
* [http://www.writewise-blogger.com The WriteWise Blog] blog of Evan's writing mentor program
* [http://bookwiseinfo.blogspot.com Unofficial BookWise] blog/information
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