Lisa Rogak

Lisa Rogak is an American author, primarily of biographies and other non-fiction books. She is also a freelance magazine writer.

Barack Obama: In His Own Words, which Rogak edited, hit the New York Times bestseller list. Her biography of Stephen King, Haunted Heart, was nominated for a 2010 Edgar Award for Best Critical / Biographical Work.

Rogak grew up in Glen Rock, New Jersey and now lives in New Hampshire.

Partial bibliography

 * Pretzel Logic: A Novel, Williams Hill Publishing, 1999
 * Howard Dean: In His Own Words, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2003
 * Death Warmed Over: Funeral Food, Rituals, and Customs from Around the World, Ten Speed Press, 2004
 * Stones and Bones of New England: A Guide to Unusual, Historic, and Otherwise Notable Cemeteries, Globe Pequot, 2004
 * The Man Behind the Da Vinci Code: An Unauthorized Biography of Dan Brown, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005
 * Barack Obama: In His Own Words, PublicAffairs, 2008
 * A Boy Named Shel: The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2009
 * Michelle Obama: In Her Own Words, PublicAffairs, 2009
 * Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2010
 * And Nothing But the Truthiness: The Rise (and further rise) of Stephen Colbert, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2011
 * Dogs of War: The Courage, Love, and Loyalty of Military Working Dogs, St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books, 2011
 * Dogs of Courage: The Heroism and Heart of Working Dogs Around the World, St. Martin's Press, 2012
 * Dan Brown: The Unauthorized Biography, St. Martin's Press, 2013
 * One Big Happy Family: Heartwarming Stories of Animals Caring for One Another, St. Martin's Press, 2013
 * Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart, Thomas Dunne Books, 2014
 * Cats on the Job: 50 Fabulous Felines Who Purr, Mouse, and Even Sing for Their Supper, St. Martin's Press, 2015
 * The True Tails of Baker and Taylor: The Library Cats Who Left Their Pawprints on a Small Town . . . and the World, St. Martin's Press, 2016
 * Rachel Maddow: A Biography, St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books, 2020
 * Who is Alex Trebek?: A Biography, St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books, 2020