Absolute Power (Baldacci) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth—August 5, 1960
• Where—Richmond, Virginia, USA
• Education—B.A., Virginia Commonwealth University; J.D. University of Virginia
• Currently—lives in Vienna, Virginia


David Baldacci is an American author with more than 30 bestselling novels under his belt, several of which have been adapted to film and TV. All told, his thrillers have sold over 110 million copies in 80 countries and 45 languages. Baldacci has also written five books for young readers, including two #1 bestsellers, The Finisher and The Keeper.

Early life and education
David Baldacci was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. He first began writing stories as a child when his mother gave him a notebook in which to record them. He graduated from Henrico High School and went on to get a B.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University and a law degree from the University of Virginia.

Career
On finishing law school, Baldacci spent nine years practicing law in Washington, D.C. He continued to write stories and later screenplays without much success, eventually turning to novels. Absolute Power took him three years—and as soon as it was published, in 1996, it became an instant international bestseller.

Personal
Along with his wife Michelle, Baldacci is co-founders of the Wish You Well Foundation, which works to combat illiteracy in the United States. In 2008 the Foundation partnered with Feeding America to launch Feeding Body & Mind, a program to address the connection between literacy, poverty and hunger. More than a million new and gently used books have been collected and distributed through food banks as a result of the program's efforts.

Baldacci resides in Vienna, Virginia, with his wife. The couple has two children. (Adapted from Wikipedia. Retrieved 4/14/2016.)