An internationally renowned author, screenwriter, playwright, broadcaster and Detroit Free Press columnist, Albom has penned four #1 New York Times best-sellers, including "Tuesdays with Morrie," "The Five People You Meet in Heaven," "For One More Day" and "Have a Little Faith." "Tuesdays with Morrie" became the most successful memoir ever published, spending four years on the New York Times best-sellers list and generating a television film adaptation starring Jack Lemmon that won four Emmy awards. Albom's most recent work, "Have a Little Faith," was selected by Oprah.com as the best nonfiction book of 2009. Albom was joined on stage by host Doug Stanton, New York Times best-selling author ("In Harm's Way") and founder of the National Writers Series.

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