About Lisa Rogak
Lisa Rogak is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 40 books. Her works have been mentioned in The Wall Street Journal, Parade Magazine, USA Today, Family Circle, and hundreds of other publications, and she has appeared on Oprah. Her latest biography, Truthiness to Power: The Rise (And Further Rise) of Stephen Colbert, was published by St. Martin’s Press in the fall of 2011, and Dogs of War: The Courage, Love, & Loyalty of Military Working Dogs followed shortly after.
Through the years, in addition to writing books on an almost-schizophrenic range of topics, she has published newsletters and books, started a greeting card company for dogs and cats, bought and sold vintage funeral equipment, and served as a ghostwriter. Today she is content just to write about food, travel and wine for magazines, blogs, and websites in between cranking out the occasional book or two.
A classically-trained pianist, she plays jazz & blues piano and upright bass and accordion with a variety of ensembles. She likes to get lost in old bookshops and junk stores and bakes like a fiend—as long as it’s anything chocolate—which earns her many fans.
Lisa grew up in Glen Rock, New Jersey, and spent most of the 1980s living in New York City. In 1988, she headed north and landed in New Hampshire. After spending two decades there, she lived in Charleston, South Carolina, for a couple of years before hitting the road full-time. After spending time in Central America, Norway, Spain, Panama, Scotland, Switzerland, Mexico, and a variety of Caribbean islands — among others — she decided to plant some roots in the Bay Area.
