Richard paul evans author biography

American author

For other people with the same name, see Richard Evans (disambiguation).

Richard Paul Evans (born October 11, ) is an American author, best known for writing The Christmas Box and, more recently, the Michael Vey series.

Biography

Evans graduated from Cottonwood High School in Murray City, Utah. He graduated with a B.A. degree from the University of Utah in

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 as a paperback novella entitled The Christmas Box. He distributed it to bookstores in his community. The book became a local bestseller, prompting Evans to publish the book in this region.

The next year The Christmas Box hit #2 on The New York Times Best Seller 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 him $ million in an advance.

Released in hardcover in , 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 36 nationally best-selling books, including some for children, with conservative Christian themes and appealing to family values. His book Timepiece was made into a television movie featuring Naomi Watts, James Earl Jones, and Ellen Burstyn, as were The Locket (), which starred Vanessa Redgrave; A Perfect Day (), which starred Rob Lowe and Christopher Lloyd; The Mistletoe Promise (), which starred Jaime King and Luke Macfarlane; and The Mistletoe Inn (), which starred Alicia Witt and David Alpay.

In the spring of , Evans founded Christmas Box House International, an organ

Biography

Richard Paul Evans is a #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 25 novels, including the Michael Vey series. There are currently more than 20 million copies of his books in print worldwide. Richard has won the American Mothers Book Award, two first place Storytelling World Awards, The Romantic Times Best Women's Novel of the Year Award, the German Leserpreis Gold Award for Romance and three RCC Wilbur Awards.

Richard is also the Founder and Chairman of The Christmas Box International, an organization that provides shelter and care for abused and neglected children. For his humanitarian work, Richard has received the Washington Times Humanitarian of the Century Award and the Volunteers of America National Empathy Award. Richard lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife, Keri, and their five children.

Richard Paul Evans is an Americanauthor, well known for writing The Christmas Box and, Michael Vey series.

Bibliography

Non-fiction

• The Christmas Box Miracle: My Spiritual Journey of Destiny, Healing, and Hope ()
• The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me: About Life and Wealth ()
• The Five Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me for Women ()
• The Four Doors ()

Series

Novels

• Christmas Every Day, adapted from the William Dean Howells short story ()
• The First Gift of Christmas ()
• The Last Promise ()
• A Perfect Day ()
• The Sunflower ()
• Finding Noel ()
• The Gift ()
• Grace (), re-released as If Only ()
• The Christmas List ()
• Promise Me ()
• Lost December ()
• A Winter Dream ()
• The Mistletoe Promise ()
• The Mistletoe Inn ()
• The Mistletoe Secret ()
• The Noel Diary ()
• The Noel Stranger ()
• Noel Street ()
• The Noel Letters ()
• The Christmas Promise ()
• A Christmas Memory ()

Children's books

• The Christmas Candle ()
• The Dance ()
• The Spyglass: A Book About Faith ()
• The Tower ()
• The Light of Christmas ()

References

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