Nancy Sprowell Geise

Award-Winning Author, Presenter, and Inspirational Speaker In 2007, Holocaust survivor Joe Rubinstein told author Nancy Sprowell Geise that he would never share his experiences at Auschwitz and several of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps. Five years later, he changed his mind. Shortly after its release, Auschwitz #34207 became an Amazon Bestseller ranked #1 in Holocaust Biographies and #1 in Holocaust Memoirs. The Audiobook (Narrator Richard Rieman) won a Gold Medal in the 2016 CIPA EVVY awards. Nancy has been invited to share Joe's remarkable story around the world including at the U.S. Library of Congress and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Veterans groups, museums, schools and universities, businesses, bookstores, civic organizations, churches, synagogues, book clubs, senior communities, and radio and TV audiences have been moved and inspired by Nancy's presentation of Joe's story. In 2017, she had the honor of sharing Joe's story in his hometown of Radom Poland as part of their 75th Commemoration of the liquidation of the Ghettos. In 2018, she was invited to share Joe's story with the guides and volunteers of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in Oświęcim, Poland. She says that each experience has been a tremendous and humbling honor. Auschwitz #34207 book has garnished high praise and awards from leading Holocaust scholars, national reviewers/publishing organizations, and readers alike. Author Nancy Sprowell Geise's debut novel, The Eighth Sea, has been ranked #1 in Historical Fiction and #1 Historical Romance (free Kindle downloads). #1 Historical Genre Literature & Fiction (Kindle); #1 Religion and Spirituality Fiction (Kindle) and was a Quarter-Finalist 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Awards. Nancy Sprowell Geise was raised in Ames, Iowa, and is a graduate of Iowa State University. She and her husband have lived in Austin, Texas; Fort Collins, Colorado; and Topeka, Kansas. Nancy divides her time between writing, speaking engagements and playing Pickleball. Her hilarious and moving life experiences provide great fodder for her writing and storytelling endeavors. “Nancy gave one of the most moving presentations on any subject that I’ve ever heard. She had us laughing, crying and cheering.” —Russell Greene MD, State of Kansas Holocaust Commemoration Attendee “Nancy's presentation of Auschwitz #34207 at the U.S. Library of Congress was the most powerful presentation of the Holocaust I've ever heard, and I've heard a lot.” —Anthony Pitch, Author “Nancy's style is warm and engaging and puts people at ease. She speaks to a large group as if she is in your living room. I highly recommend speaker Nancy Geise.” —Michael Abramson, Chairman, North Carolina Council on the Holocaust