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Biography:
Liza Wiemer is an award-winning educator with over twenty years of teaching experience. Her second novel, The Assignment, was published by Delacorte Press and has received 12 honors, including being named a Sydney Taylor Notable Book. To date, The Assignment has also been translated to Russian, Polish, Italian, and Korean and has been optioned for film. In addition, Liza has had two adult nonfiction books published and several short stories included in the New York Times bestselling Small Miracles series. Since August 2020, she has presented over 650 talks and workshops across the globe. She’s been interviewed by media outlets like NPR, BBC, ABC, and gave a TEDx Talk at UW-Madison. Her debut picture book, Out and About: A Tale of Giving, was published by Kalaniot Books in August 2023. A graduate of UW-Madison, Liza has two married sons and lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with her husband, Jim.
(From Author's Website)
Selected Works by Liza Wiemer:
Liza Wiemer is an award-winning educator with over twenty years of teaching experience. Her second novel, The Assignment, was published by Delacorte Press and has received 12 honors, including being named a Sydney Taylor Notable Book. To date, The Assignment has also been translated to Russian, Polish, Italian, and Korean and has been optioned for film. In addition, Liza has had two adult nonfiction books published and several short stories included in the New York Times bestselling Small Miracles series. Since August 2020, she has presented over 650 talks and workshops across the globe. She’s been interviewed by media outlets like NPR, BBC, ABC, and gave a TEDx Talk at UW-Madison. Her debut picture book, Out and About: A Tale of Giving, was published by Kalaniot Books in August 2023. A graduate of UW-Madison, Liza has two married sons and lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with her husband, Jim.
(From Author's Website)
Selected Works by Liza Wiemer:
- The Assignment, Published, 2020.
- Hello? Published, 2015.
- Out and About: A Tale of Giving. Published, 2023.
- Extraordinary Guidance: How to Connect With Your Spiritual Guides. Published, 1997.
- Waiting for Peace: How Israelis Live with Terrorism with Benay Katz. Published, 2005.
