Gender	Female
Industry	Publishing
Occupation	Author
Location	Marion, WI, United States
Introduction	L.Leander is an author who lives in Wisconsin with her husband, Ralph, during the summer months but spends the majority of the year in Mazatlan, MX. Ms. Leander is an award-winning singer/songwriter who is also accomplished in needle arts. As a child, Ms. Leander loved the circus, hence, her debut novel, INZARED Queen of the Elephant Riders. The book follows the life of a rural sixteen year old girl in 1843 who runs away to join a Gypsy circus and becomes a famous elephant rider.
Interests	Writing, reading, playing the guitar, songwriting, needle arts, Scrabble, Camping, Thrift Stores and Garage Sales, Cooking & Baking
Favorite movies	The Titanic, The Godfather, Shenandoah, Mermaids, Exodus, The Birds, The Bourne Identity
Favorite music	Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, The Louvin Brothers
Favorite books	Gone With The Wind, The Poisonwood Bible, Snow Wolf

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