Catherine Lanigan is a bestselling author from America, well-known for her romance and chick lit novels. She has written over 40 novels, including fiction and nonfiction, and has contributed to more than half a dozen anthologies. Lanigan's popular novelizations include "The Jewel of the Nile" and "Romancing the Stone".
Lanigan's work has been translated into over a dozen languages, including Italian, Russian, German, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, French, and Portuguese, and her novels are available in various formats, such as printed, CD, electronic, and audio cassette. She has been a prolific writer, with several titles available only in ebook format on Amazon. Some of her titles have been chosen for the Doubleday Books Club and The Literary Guild.
Lanigan's novel, "The Christmas Star," received the Romantic Times' Gold Medal Prize for being the Top Pick and was named Novel of the Year by ForeWord and Reader's Preference magazines. She has also written a nonfiction book about teen addictions, commissioned by the NotMykid foundation, titled "NotMykid".
Lanigan has contributed to over a half dozen anthologies, including "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living your Dream," "Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul," "Chocolate for a Woman’s Heart," and "Chocolate for a Woman’s Spirit". Ms. Lanigan's novels have been translated into over a dozen languages, including German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese. Ms. Lanigan’s novels are also available on audio-cassette, CD, and electronic format.
Lanigan has won several awards for her work, including the Gold Medal Award Top Pick from Romantic Times Magazine and Book of the Year Romance Gold Award from ForeWord Magazine as well as Book of the Year Romance from Reader’s Preference. She has also written a "how-to" book on writing, "Writing the Great American Romance Novel".
Lanigan is a frequent speaker at literary functions and book conventions and conducts hands-on writing workshops and seminars. She is also an inspiring speaker on raising awareness for early detection of cancer and has written about true stories of domestic abuse in her book "Evolving Woman". Lanigan is also known for her "Angel Watch" series of books, including "Divine Nudges" and "Angel Tales". She is active on social media and has a strong online presence through her website, blog, and various social media platforms.