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Richard Paul Evans
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.
Richard paul evans author biography for book
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