Mark Gilroy
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Publisher | Author |
| Location | Brentwood, Tennessee, United States |
| Introduction | Mark is author of the #1 bestselling Kristen Conner Mystery Series. A veteran of the book publishing industry, he has packed boxes, served as executive vp and publisher over companies, edited manuscripts, made sales calls, created marketing plans, directed design and illustration, started companies, agented for authors, written award-winning video, and created advertising and catalog copy. He's authored, edited, compiled, published, and ghost written books that have landed on an array of bestsellers lists, working with some of the biggest series and authors in the industry. He and wife Amy recently became empty nesters with the youngest of six off to college. They reside in Brentwood, Tennessee. |
| Interests | reading, bicycling, traveling, discussing |
| Favorite Movies | Gladiator, Braveheart, Lord of the Rings, The Score, O Brother Where Art Thou |
| Favorite Music | Contemporary jazz: Dave Grusin, Russ Freeman, Warren Hill, The Yellowjackets, Spyro Gyra, David Benoit, Candy Dulfer, Miles Davis Jr., Randy Crawford, Mindy Abare, etc. |
| Favorite Books | Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Tolkien), Mila 18 (Uris), The Smiley Trilogy (LeCarre), The Long Goodbye (Chandler), The Maltese Falcon (Hammett), Mere Christianity (Lewis), Blue Like Jazz (Miller), the Gabriel Allon Series (Silva), The Jack Reacher Series (Child), the John Rebus Series (Rankin), Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Gibbons), and many more! |
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