Author Archives: Shadow Mountain
Edenbrooke Trailer
Set in nineteenth-century England, Julianne Donaldson’s novel creates a well-crafted romance filled with adventure and intrigue.
Lisa Mangum
Lisa Mangum knew she was destined to work with books when she opted to skip recess in elementary school to help out at the school library instead. A voracious reader her entire life, her first paying job was at the Sandy Library as a page, where she shelved books all … // More
The Hourglass Door Series Trailer
Book trailer for The Hourglass Door series by Lisa Mangum. The conclusion to this exciting series is coming soon in The Forgotten Locket. The future is uncertain. The battle to control the past has begun.
Kieth Merrill
Kieth Merrill has worked as a writer, director, and producer in the American film industry since 1967. He received an Academy Award for his film The Great American Cowboy in 1973 and a nomination in 1997 for Amazon. Kieth and his wife, Dagny, live in Northern California. The Evolution of … // More
James Dashner
James Dashner was born and raised in a small town in Georgia, surrounded by a creepy forest that provided many ideas for stories later on in life. He lives in the snow-swept mountains in the West with his wife and four children.
Paul Cardall
Paul Cardall is a four-time Billboard charting recording artist. He has inspired people worldwide as a songwriter, composer, and performer. He has also been successful running his own independent record label Stone Angel Music for more than 10 years. As a kid he tried piano lessons as an 8-year-old but … // More
G.G. Vandagriff
G.G. Vandagriff lived and studied in Austria where she became fascinated by its history and that of its former empire. She received her bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in international relations, specializing in central and eastern European economics, history and politics. Later, at George Washington University she received her master’s … // More
Hugh Nibley and Alex Nibley
Hugh Nibley received his Ph.D. in history from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1939, and was emeritus professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. A prolific writer, a keen and witty observer, and a relentless critic of the worldly, he has led members of The Church of Jesus … // More
Jill C. Manning
Jill C. Manning, Ph.D., is a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in research and clinical work related to pornography and its impact on marriages and families. Dr. Manning is the author of What’s the Big Deal about Pornography?: A Guide for the Internet Generation, and has also been … // More
John Moody
After hanging around suburban Pittsburgh as a kid, John Moody lived and worked in New York, Moscow, Paris, Bonn, Warsaw, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Rome, among other places. He helped start the Fox News Channel and now works for its parent company, News Corporation. He co-wrote The Priest Who Had … // More
Ally Condie
Ally Condie is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel MATCHED. She is also a former high school English teacher who lives with her husband and three sons outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. She loves reading, running, eating, and listening to her husband play guitar.
Pamela H. Hansen
Pamela H. Hansen was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. She earned a bachelors degree in Elementary Education. Although the majority of her adult life has been filled with mothering her five children from home, in earlier years she taught first and second grades, as well as adult ESL classes. … // More
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is one of the nation’s most acclaimed and bestselling authors. He has been the recipient of numerous awards. His novel Stone Tables was honored by Booklist as one of its top 10 Christian novels for 1999. Mr. Card’s Sarah: Women of Genesis was the first of a … // More
Ron Carter
Ron Carter was born in Salt Lake City and reared in Twin Falls, Idaho. He served a full-time mission to Norway and went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in industrial management from Brigham Young University. He received a juris doctor degree in 1962 after attending the law schools at … // More
Gerald N. Lund
Gerald N. Lund served as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2002 to 2008. He holds B.A. and M.S. degrees from Brigham Young University and also did additional graduate work at Pepperdine University and the University of … // More
Marie Ricks
Marie Ricks has been sharing personal and home organization skills for over 20 years. She is a popular speaker and is a feature writer for several newspapers. She has been a radio show host and regularly appears as a guest on TV. Since 1988 she has taught eight-week courses on … // More
Amanda Dickson
Amanda Dickson has been, among other things, a waitress, lawyer, college professor, disc jockey, newspaper columnist, restaurant manager, WNBA stadium announcer, receptionist, and pizza maker. She is currently a radio morning show host in Salt Lake City, Utah, a job that she says she looks forward to every day. She … // More
Dr. C. Terry Warner
Dr. C. Terry Warner holds a Ph.D. from Yale University. He has been a visiting senior member of Linacre College, Oxford University, and in 1979 founded The Arbinger Institute, a widely respected group that devotes itself to helping organizations, families, and individuals. he and his wife, Susan, have ten children.
J. Scott Savage
J. Scott Savage grew up in northern California. He now lives in northern Utah in a windy little valley of the Rocky Mountains. He has a wonderful wife who has somehow stuck with him for more than twenty-two years, four great children, a spastic border collie, and although his fish … // More
Linda Kay Garner
Author Linda Kay Garner grew up in a small town in southern Idaho, and received an associate’s degree at Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho). She and her husband live in Sandy, Utah, and are the parents of seven children. Marshall and Linda also have twenty grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Writing is … // More
Ted Stewart
Ted Stewart was appointed as a United States District Court Judge in 1999 by President Bill Clinton. Prior to that, he served as chief of staff to Governor Michael O. Leavitt, as executive director of the State Department of Natural Resources, as a member and chairman of the Public Service … // More
Chris Stewart
Chris Stewart is a bestselling author who has published more than a dozen books. He has also been a guest editorialist for the Detroit News, among other publications, commenting on matters of military readiness and national security concerns. He is a world-record-setting Air Force pilot (fastest nonstop flight around the … // More
M’Lin Rowley
M’Lin Rowley is seventeen years old and attends American Fork High School in Utah, where her mascot is a caveman instead of a knight.
Jeff Benedict
Jeff Benedict is considered one of America’s top investigative journalists. He has published several critically acclaimed books, including Little Pink House and Without Reservation, and his articles have been published in Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. He has appeared on ESPN, NBC Nightly News, … // More
Joseph Walker
Joseph Walker has written a syndicated weekly column called “ValueSpeak” since 1990, which has appeared in more than 200 newspapers nationally. He is also the author of Look What Love Has Done: Five Minute Messages To Lift Your Spirit. Joseph and his wife, Anita, have five children and four grandchildren. … // More
Jason Wright
Jason Wright is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USAToday bestselling author. He is also a political commentator and the co-founder of PoliticalDerby.com, a popular website for political junkies. Articles by Jason have appeared in over 50 newspapers and magazines across the United States including Glenn Beck’s Fusion … // More
Melissa Anderson
Melissa Anderson works as a volunteer support group facilitator for the Children’s Bereavement Center and attends law school at St Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. She and her husband Jared have six children: Elizabeth, Magdalyne, Samuel, Arabella, Timothy and John. Jared is in the Army and is currently serving … // More
Matt Baldwin
Matt Baldwin has taught the principles in Snow Rising to a variety of groups ranging from high-school students to leaders at Nike. He balances his own work as a corporate executive with a passion for writing, teaching, family and friends, and the outdoors. Having spent most of his life in … // More
Obert Skye
Obert Skye grew up in many different and varied temperatures. His favorite color is green, and he used to be allergic to cinnamon. He has not swum the English Channel or boxed a kangaroo, but he is the award-winning author of the bestselling Leven Thumps series, including Professor Winsnicker’s Book … // More
M. L. Forman
M. L. Forman was born and raised in Utah and now resides in the foothills of the western Rockies. Besides writing, his many other hobbies include fishing, camping, hiking, and almost anything that will allow him to enjoy the magic of nature.
Tyler Whitesides
Tyler Whitesides worked as a janitor at an Elementary school to put himself through college. He graduated from Utah State University with a degree in music. In addition to writing YA novels, Tyler is an avid composer and arranger of instrumental music. He and his wife, Connie (who teaches third … // More
R. William Bennett
R. William (Bill) Bennett grew up in New Jersey and Connecticut. He attended Lafayette College as a Government & Law major, and has since then labored in the field in business, with his most recent position as a division president of Franklin Covey. Bill and his wife, Loree, are the … // More
David McCullough
David McCullough is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his histories of Truman and John Adams. He was twice awarded the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback, and is the author of the highly acclaimed books 1776, Brave Companions, The Great … // More
Sara Wells & Kate Jones
Sara Wells was born and raised in the Seattle area. She graduated from Brigham Young University in horticulture and became a landscape designer. She and her husband, Eric, live in Boise, Idaho, and are the parents of two young sons. Kate Jones was raised in Logan, Utah, and majored in … // More
Chad Lewis
Chad Lewis walked-on to the BYU football team and was a four- year starter as a tight end. While he played for LaVell Edwards, BYU finished in the top ten two times, with a rank of 10th in ’94 and 5th in’96. Following his career at BYU, Chad entered the … // More
