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French began writing for newspapers in 2004, when she wrote a column called "The Liberty Belle" in the ]. She continued to contribute to various publications including ] and ].<ref name=usatoday>{{cite web |title=Why Evangelicals should get over Romney hang-ups |url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-international-edition/20120221/284249527237605 |publisher=] |date=February 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Author - Nancy French |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/author/nancy-french/ |publisher=]}}</ref> French began writing for newspapers in 2004, when she wrote a column called "The Liberty Belle" in the ]. She continued to contribute to various publications including ] and ].<ref name=usatoday>{{cite web |title=Why Evangelicals should get over Romney hang-ups |url=https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-international-edition/20120221/284249527237605 |publisher=] |date=February 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Author - Nancy French |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/author/nancy-french/ |publisher=]}}</ref>


In the run-up to, and following the ], French wrote a number of articles about how she experienced the election as both a conservative and sex abuse survivor.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Polman |first1=Dick |title=Conservative Women Thread a Needle on Brett Kavanaugh |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/09/kavanaugh-triggers-female-exodus-gop-metoo-moment/571390/ |publisher=] |date=September 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Berenson |first1=Tessa |title=How an Emotional Day of Kavanaugh Testimonies Reinforced the Country’s Polarized Views |url=https://time.com/5409246/christine-ford-brett-kavanaugh-politics/ |publisher=] |date=September 27, 2018}}</ref> Most notably in the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=What it is Like to Experience the 2016 Election as both a Conservative and Sex Abuse Survivor |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/21/what-its-like-to-experience-the-2016-election-as-both-a-conservative-and-a-sex-abuse-survivor/ |publisher=] |date=October 21, 2016}}</ref> The ] article led to French receiving online abuse.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Last |first1=Jonathan |title=All the Best People |url=https://www.thebulwark.com/trump-mcallister-alex-jones/ |publisher=]}}</ref> Over the next couple of years, French guest wrote other articles for The Washington Post.<ref>{{cite web |title=If Kavanaugh attacked Ford, What he's Done since doesn't Wipe Slate Clean |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/09/20/if-kavanaugh-attacked-ford-what-hes-done-since-doesnt-wipe-slate-clean/ |publisher=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Christianity Today oped isnt Attacking Trump - its Defending Christianity |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/12/21/christianity-todays-op-ed-isnt-attacking-trump-its-defending-christianity/ |publisher=Washington Post}}</ref> She continued as a political commentator and was interviewed by ] about the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nancy French On Implications Of Alabama Election For Christian Conservatives |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/12/13/570603492/nancy-french-on-implications-of-alabama-election-for-christian-conservatives |publisher=] |date=December 13, 2017}}</ref> In the run-up to, and following the ], French wrote a number of articles about how she experienced the election as both a conservative and sex abuse survivor.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Polman |first1=Dick |title=Conservative Women Thread a Needle on Brett Kavanaugh |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/09/kavanaugh-triggers-female-exodus-gop-metoo-moment/571390/ |publisher=] |date=September 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Berenson |first1=Tessa |title=How an Emotional Day of Kavanaugh Testimonies Reinforced the Country’s Polarized Views |url=https://time.com/5409246/christine-ford-brett-kavanaugh-politics/ |publisher=] |date=September 27, 2018}}</ref> Most notably in the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=What it is Like to Experience the 2016 Election as both a Conservative and Sex Abuse Survivor |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/21/what-its-like-to-experience-the-2016-election-as-both-a-conservative-and-a-sex-abuse-survivor/ |publisher=] |date=October 21, 2016}}</ref> The ] article led to French receiving online abuse.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Last |first1=Jonathan |title=All the Best People |url=https://www.thebulwark.com/trump-mcallister-alex-jones/ |publisher=]}}</ref> Over the next couple of years, French guest wrote other articles for The Washington Post.<ref>{{cite web |title=If Kavanaugh attacked Ford, What he's Done since doesn't Wipe Slate Clean |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2018/09/20/if-kavanaugh-attacked-ford-what-hes-done-since-doesnt-wipe-slate-clean/ |publisher=Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Christianity Today oped isnt Attacking Trump - its Defending Christianity |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/12/21/christianity-todays-op-ed-isnt-attacking-trump-its-defending-christianity/ |publisher=Washington Post}}</ref> She continued as a political commentator and was interviewed by ] about the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nancy French On Implications Of Alabama Election For Christian Conservatives |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/12/13/570603492/nancy-french-on-implications-of-alabama-election-for-christian-conservatives |publisher=] |date=December 13, 2017}}</ref>


In 2021, French began writing and researching about ] reports involving Kanakuk Kamps. French put forward information how for decades the ] camp had attempted to cover up and even enabled abuse.<ref>{{cite web |title=‘They Aren’t Who You Think They Are’ |url=https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/they-arent-who-you-think-they-are |publisher=] |date=March 28, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, French began writing and researching about ] reports involving Kanakuk Kamps. French put forward information how for decades the ] camp had attempted to cover up and even enabled abuse.<ref>{{cite web |title=‘They Aren’t Who You Think They Are’ |url=https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/they-arent-who-you-think-they-are |publisher=] |date=March 28, 2021}}</ref>
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==Political consultancy & activism== ==Political consultancy & activism==
In 2005, French and her husband created the grassroots organization ''Evangelicals for Mitt.''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Benjamin |first1=Mark |title=Evangelicals for Mitt? ‘Grassroots’ Group Has Close Ties to the Romney Campaign |url=https://swampland.time.com/2011/12/12/evangelicals-for-mitt-grassroots-group-has-close-ties-to-the-romney-campaign/ |publisher=] |date=December 12, 2011}}</ref> French was later hired as a consultant for ]'s 2008 Presidential campaign.<ref name=usatoday /> She also served as a steering committee vice chair on Romney's 2008 National Faith and Values Steering Committee.<ref name=usatoday /> In 2005, French and her husband created the grassroots organization ''Evangelicals for Mitt.''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Benjamin |first1=Mark |title=Evangelicals for Mitt? ‘Grassroots’ Group Has Close Ties to the Romney Campaign |url=https://swampland.time.com/2011/12/12/evangelicals-for-mitt-grassroots-group-has-close-ties-to-the-romney-campaign/ |publisher=] |date=December 12, 2011}}</ref> French was later hired as a consultant for ]'s 2008 Presidential campaign.<ref name=usatoday /> She also served as a steering committee vice chair on Romney's 2008 National Faith and Values Steering Committee.<ref name=usatoday />


French was also a 2012 Romney delegate to the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mitt Romney Announces Governor Bill Haslam as State Chairman and Full Slate of Tennessee Delegates |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-mitt-romney-announces-governor-bill-haslam-state-chairman-and-full-slate |publisher=The American Presidency Project |date=February 14, 2012}}</ref> French was also a 2012 Romney delegate to the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mitt Romney Announces Governor Bill Haslam as State Chairman and Full Slate of Tennessee Delegates |url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-mitt-romney-announces-governor-bill-haslam-state-chairman-and-full-slate |publisher=The American Presidency Project |date=February 14, 2012}}</ref>
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==Personal life== ==Personal life==
French and her husband ] have three children, one through international adoption.<ref name=atlantic>{{cite web |title=American Soured on my Multiracial Family |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/08/america-soured-on-my-multiracial-family/567994/ |publisher=] |date=August 16, 2018}}</ref> During the ], their family - most notably their Ethiopian daughter -- was attacked by a segment of Trump supporting ]s, opposed to multiracial families.<ref>{{cite web |title=David French On Racism And Adoption |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/08/30/643218314/david-french-on-racism-and-adoption |publisher=] |date=August 30, 2018}}</ref><ref name=atlantic /> French and her husband ] have three children, one through international adoption.<ref name=atlantic>{{cite web |title=American Soured on my Multiracial Family |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/08/america-soured-on-my-multiracial-family/567994/ |publisher=] |date=August 16, 2018}}</ref> During the ], their family - most notably their Ethiopian daughter—was attacked by a segment of Trump supporting ]s, opposed to multiracial families.<ref>{{cite web |title=David French On Racism And Adoption |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/08/30/643218314/david-french-on-racism-and-adoption |publisher=] |date=August 30, 2018}}</ref><ref name=atlantic />


While living in ], French and her husband, ], were given ]'s old phone number. It led to French writing and doing interviews about the story, especially as Lee Roth and her husband shared the same name.<ref>{{cite web |title=How David Lee Roth of Van Halen Almost Ruined My Marriage |url=https://www.rd.com/article/david-lee-roth-phone-number/ |publisher=] |date=March 3, 2021}}</ref> While living in ], French and her husband, ], were given ]'s old phone number. It led to French writing and doing interviews about the story, especially as Lee Roth and her husband shared the same name.<ref>{{cite web |title=How David Lee Roth of Van Halen Almost Ruined My Marriage |url=https://www.rd.com/article/david-lee-roth-phone-number/ |publisher=] |date=March 3, 2021}}</ref>
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American writer

Nancy French
BornMcMinnville, Tennessee, United States
OccupationAuthor & writer
Notable worksNot Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far
SpouseDavid A. French
Children3
Website
nancyfrench.com

Nancy French is an American writer. She is known for co-writing or ghostwriting books with a number of public figures. These include Ben Sasse, Sean Lowe, Bob Fu, Alice Marie Johnson, Shawn Johnson, Richard Lui, and Sarah Palin.

From 2016 onwards, French has frequently appeared as a political commentator in news publications including The Washington Post, NPR, The Dispatch and USA Today. In 2021, French wrote a number of articles and reported on the abuse cases at Christian camps in the United States.

Writing career

Autobiographies & ghostwriting

French has written and/or ghostwritten a number of books about public figures. Her work began in 2006, when she published "Red State of Mind: How a Catfish Queen Reject Became a Liberty Belle." She then wrote a second book with husband David French, Home and Away: A Story of Family in a Time of War. Home and Away studies the impact of a family member serving in the military. Later that year, French co-authored a memoir with Bristol Palin about her life. It reached #21 on The New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover nonfiction.

A year later, French authored an autobiography about Shawn Johnson, which was released following the athlete's shock retirement in 2012. This was followed up a year later with a book French co-wrote with Chinese-American pastor, Bob Fu. In 2015, she released two books about Sean Lowe and Stacey Dash. In 2016, French co-wrote a moving book about Kate Grosmaire's experiences with losing her daughter to murder, entitled "Forgiving My Daughter's Killer: A True Story of Loss, Faith, and Unexpected Grace."

French and Ben Sasse published "Them: Why We Hate Each Other – and How to Heal" in 2018. In May 2019, French co-wrote the memoirs of Alice Marie Johnson, entitled After Life: My Journey From Incarceration To Freedom, with a foreword written by Kim Kardashian. A Kirkus review of the autobiography described the work as "a moving, inspirational story that makes a powerful argument for sentencing reform." In 2021, French co-authored a book with Richard Lui, Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness.

Journalism

French began writing for newspapers in 2004, when she wrote a column called "The Liberty Belle" in the Philadelphia City Paper. She continued to contribute to various publications including USA Today and National Review.

In the run-up to, and following the 2016 Presidential election, French wrote a number of articles about how she experienced the election as both a conservative and sex abuse survivor. Most notably in the Washington Post. The Washington Post article led to French receiving online abuse. Over the next couple of years, French guest wrote other articles for The Washington Post. She continued as a political commentator and was interviewed by NPR about the 2017 Alabama Senate election.

In 2021, French began writing and researching about sex abuse reports involving Kanakuk Kamps. French put forward information how for decades the Christian camp had attempted to cover up and even enabled abuse.

French wrote about the former Kanakuk director, Pete Newman's abuse case. Newman received a sentence of two life terms, plus 30 years in 2010 for his actions. The report by French suggested that across a fourteen year period, hundreds could have been abused at the camps. In Newman's prosecution, only 19 victims were mentioned. Following the report, other victims began to come forward in 2021.

Political consultancy & activism

In 2005, French and her husband created the grassroots organization Evangelicals for Mitt. French was later hired as a consultant for Mitt Romney's 2008 Presidential campaign. She also served as a steering committee vice chair on Romney's 2008 National Faith and Values Steering Committee.

French was also a 2012 Romney delegate to the GOP convention.

Bibliography

  • Red State of Mind: How a Catfish Queen Reject Became a Liberty Belle (2006)
  • Home and Away: A Story of Family in a Time of War with David French (2011)
  • Not Afraid of Life: My Journey So Far with Bristol Palin (2011)
  • Winning Balance with Shawn Johnson (2012)
  • Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas with Sarah Palin (2013)
  • God's Double Agent: The True Story of a Chinese Christian’s Fight for Freedom with Bob Fu (2013)
  • For the Right Reasons: America’s Favorite Bachelor on Faith, Love, Marriage, and Why Nice Guys Finish First with Sean Lowe (2015)
  • There Goes My Social Life: From Clueless to Conservative with Stacey Dash (2015)
  • Forgiving My Daughter's Killer: A True Story of Loss, Faith, and Unexpected Grace with Kate Grosmaire (2016)
  • Them: Why We Hate Each Other – and How to Heal with Ben Sasse (2018)
  • After Life: My Journey From Incarceration To Freedom with Alice Marie Johnson (2019)
  • Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness with Richard Lui (2021)

Personal life

French and her husband David French have three children, one through international adoption. During the 2016 Presidential election, their family - most notably their Ethiopian daughter—was attacked by a segment of Trump supporting white nationalists, opposed to multiracial families.

While living in New York City, French and her husband, David French, were given David Lee Roth's old phone number. It led to French writing and doing interviews about the story, especially as Lee Roth and her husband shared the same name.

References

  1. "David and Nancy French: Following the Call of God". Christian Broadcasting Network. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. McDevitt, Caitlin (July 12, 2011). "Meet Bristol Palin's ghostwriter". Politico. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. Stanley, Paul (September 16, 2011). "Nancy French Talks About Career as Mom, Wife and Bestselling Author". Christian Post. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. McDevitt, Caitlin (July 11, 2011). "Meet Bristol Palin's ghostwriter". Politico.
  5. "Best Sellers > Hardcover Nonfiction > Also Selling". The New York Times. July 17, 2011. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  6. "Olympics: Gymnast Shawn Johnson retires". Orange County Register. June 4, 2012.
  7. Charles, Ron (January 23, 2015). "Sean Lowe Americas Favorite Bachelor Tells All". Washington Post.
  8. "Forgiving My Daughter's Killer: A True Story of Loss, Faith, and Unexpected Grace". GoodReads.
  9. ^ "Review: 'After Life: My Journey from Incarceration to Freedom' by Alice Marie Johnson with Nancy French". Kirkus Reviews. April 22, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  10. "Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness". Amazon.
  11. ^ "Why Evangelicals should get over Romney hang-ups". USA Today. February 19, 2012.
  12. "Author - Nancy French". National Review.
  13. Polman, Dick (September 26, 2018). "Conservative Women Thread a Needle on Brett Kavanaugh". The Atlantic.
  14. Berenson, Tessa (September 27, 2018). "How an Emotional Day of Kavanaugh Testimonies Reinforced the Country's Polarized Views". Time.
  15. "What it is Like to Experience the 2016 Election as both a Conservative and Sex Abuse Survivor". Washington Post. October 21, 2016.
  16. Last, Jonathan. "All the Best People". The Bulwark.
  17. "If Kavanaugh attacked Ford, What he's Done since doesn't Wipe Slate Clean". Washington Post.
  18. "Christianity Today oped isnt Attacking Trump - its Defending Christianity". Washington Post.
  19. "Nancy French On Implications Of Alabama Election For Christian Conservatives". NPR. December 13, 2017.
  20. "'They Aren't Who You Think They Are'". The Dispatch. March 28, 2021.
  21. ^ Shellnutt, Kste. "Kanakuk Kamps Abuse Reexamined In New Report". Christianity Today.
  22. Allen, Ginger (July 1, 2021). "I-Team: Victims Gather To Speak Out About Sexual Abuse At Popular Christian Camp". CBS News.
  23. Benjamin, Mark (December 12, 2011). "Evangelicals for Mitt? 'Grassroots' Group Has Close Ties to the Romney Campaign". TIME.
  24. "Mitt Romney Announces Governor Bill Haslam as State Chairman and Full Slate of Tennessee Delegates". The American Presidency Project. February 14, 2012.
  25. ^ "American Soured on my Multiracial Family". The Atlantic. August 16, 2018.
  26. "David French On Racism And Adoption". NPR. August 30, 2018.
  27. "How David Lee Roth of Van Halen Almost Ruined My Marriage". Readers Digest. March 3, 2021.
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