Michael French

National best selling author Michael French is a graduate of Stanford University and Northwestern University. He is a businessman and author who divides his time between Santa Barbara, California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is an avid mountain trekker, likes to visit developing countries, and with his wife, Patricia, started a 501(c) 3, Dollars4Schools, to support public school teachers in Santa Fe. He has published twenty four books, including fiction, young adult fiction, biographies, and art criticism. His novel, Abingdon's, was a bestseller and a Literary Guild Alternate Selection. His young adult novel, Pursuit, was awarded the California Young Reader Medal. The Reconstruction of Wilson Ryder was released January 2013. Mountains beyond Mountains was released April 2013. Once Upon A Lie was published on March 15, 2016. The Beginner's Guide to Winning an Election, a YA/crossover novel, will be released in early 2019 Photo by Artotems Co.