1. The Life of the New York Times
Bestselling Author
2. Born in Iowa
Raised in Minnesota
Wrote her first book,
Black Pony, in the
third grade
3. Moved to Florida in
1998.
Owns two cocker
spaniels
Does dressage (an
equestrian sport) in
her spare time
4. First book, called The
Trouble With J.J., was
published in 1988 by
Bantam Books
Started career as a
romance writer
Hoag still has
elements of mystery
and romance in her
books.
5. Hoag has written
thirty books
Her books have been
on the Times bestseller
list fifteen consecutive
times
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8. Released in 2011. Part
of Tami Hoag’s Oak
Knoll Series
Talks about the
development of police
forensic work
9. “We never know the
quality of someone
else's life, though we
seldom resist the
temptation to assume
and pass judgement.”
from Dark Horse
“I have no desire to
spend my life dancing
backward.” from
Guilty as Sin
10. Uses Facebook to
interact with fans
Asks fans to empathize
with the characters in
her books
Gives fans the
opportunity to learn
about newly-published
books and Tami Hoag
appearances
11. Tami Hoag is less
active on Twiiter
Uses Twitter mainly
to inform fans of
when she will be
doing shows and
book signings, but
also uses it to express
her own opinion of
current events
