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Mitch Albom

By Mark Flanagan, About.com

About Mitch Albom:


Mitch Albom, 45, is a bestselling author, nationally-syndicated newspaper columnist for the Detroit Free Press, nationally-syndicated radio host for ABC and flagship station WJR-AM in Detroit, and television commentator who regularly appears on ESPN's Sports Reporters.
Mitch Albom is the author of seven books, including Tuesdays With Morrie, the phenomenal New York Times bestseller that first appeared on that list in October 1997 and stayed atop the list for four straight years. Tuesdays With Morrie has been turned into a play, which can be seen in theatres around the country. With more than five million copies now in print, Tuesdays With Morrie is also published in 36 countries, in 31 languages, and was a bestseller in Japan, Australia, Brazil, and England.

Dates:

(1959-)

Nationality:


American

Genre(s):


Novels; Memoirs

Recent Work:


The Five People You Meet in Heaven, 2003

Website:


Mitch Albom's Website

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