Mary Doria Russell

Prize-winning novelist and international bestseller

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Mary Doria Russell Biography

Mary Doria Russell is the award-winning author of five bestsellers: The Sparrow, Children of God, A Thread of Grace, and Dreamers of the Day and most recently, Doc. Widely praised for her meticulous research, fine prose, and compelling narrative drive, Russell speaks widely to audiences from universities to literary festivals, libraries and historical societies and professional organizations.

In her fiction, Mary’s unique personal story often serves as the inspiration for her subject matter. In Doc, Mary tells the story of the lawman Wyatt Earp and the dental surgeon John Henry Holliday. As the daughter of Dick Doria, five-term sheriff of Dupage County, Illinois, Mary grew up with guns and cops but she also holds a doctorate in biological anthropology and taught gross anatomy at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dentistry before she left academe to write.

Mary Doria Russell has won many writing awards and prizes including the Arthur C. Clarke Prize for Best Novel in 1997 for The Sparrow, The Hugo Award in 1999 for Children of God, and most recently, in 2011, The Great Lakes Great Reads (Fiction) and The American Library Association Best Novel, Historical Fiction for Doc.

In December, 2011, plans to make Russell’s latest novel, Doc, into a series were announced with Ron Howard directing the pilot and Akiva Goldsman, the Oscar-winning writer of “A Beautiful Mind,” heading the project as executive producer.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 04/26/2024.

Mary Doria Russell Speaking Topics

  • Acting on Faith: In Celebration of Volunteer Work

  • The True Story of Doc Holiday and Wyatt Earp

  • What Went Right In Italy: The History Behind A Thread of Grace

  • Writing Workshop: Research for Historical Novels; What it Takes to Write a Bestseller

  • A Writer’s Life: What’s a Nice Anthropologist Like You Doing in a Genre Like This?

  • Confessions of a Genre Junkie: How Librarians Ruined my Life

Mary Doria Russell Videos

  • Authors Revealed: Mary Doria Russell
  • What Went Right in Italy

Mary Doria Russell Books

  • Doc [First Printing]
    Doc [First Printing]
  • Dreamers of the Day: A Novel
    Dreamers of the Day: A Novel
  • A Thread of Grace
    A Thread of Grace
  • Children of God (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
    Children of God (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
  • The Sparrow: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
    The Sparrow: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

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Mary Doria Russell is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Acting on Faith: In Celebration of Volunteer Work, The True Story of Doc Holiday and Wyatt Earp, What Went Right In Italy: The History Behind A Thread of Grace, Writing Workshop: Research for Historical Novels; What it Takes to Write a Bestseller, A Writer’s Life: What’s a Nice Anthropologist Like You Doing in a Genre Like This? and Confessions of a Genre Junkie: How Librarians Ruined my Life. The estimated speaking fee range to book Mary Doria Russell for your event is available upon request. Mary Doria Russell generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Lee Rubin, Tricia Downing, Dr. Eric Berg, Drew Ramsey and Elissa Kalver. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Mary Doria Russell for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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