Bodie and Brock Thoene explained

Bodie and Brock Thoene
Birth Date:Brock:
Bodie:
Birth Place:Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Occupation:Authors
Genre:Historical fiction
Christian fiction
Children:4
Awards:Gold Medallion Award

Bodie (born 1951) and Brock Thoene (born 1952; pronounced Tay-nee) are an American husband-and-wife duo of authors. They are the authors of more than 75 works of historical fiction. Eight of their books have won Gold Medallion Awards.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Over 35 million copies of their books have been sold in more than 20 languages.

Career

Bodie has written articles appearing in The Saturday Evening Post, U.S. News & World Report, and The American West. In the 1970s, she also worked as a screenwriter for John Wayne's production company Batjac Productions[9] and co-wrote Fall Guy with Wayne's stunt double Charles H. Roberson.[10] Bodie has also worked with ABC Circle Films as a writer and researcher.[11] The couple works as a writing team with Brock as the researcher and story-line consultant and Bodie as co-author.[11]

Personal life

Born in Bakersfield, California, the couple first met each other when they were three years old. They were married as college sophomores in 1970 and have four children, who are also authors.[11] Bodie holds a PhD in creative writing and also holds degree in journalism and communications [11] and Brock holds a PhD in history[9] and a master's degree in education. They divide their time between London, Nevada,[12] Hawaii and Central California.[11] [13]

Published works

The Zion Diaries series

A.D. Chronicles series

Zion Covenant series

Zion Chronicles series

Shiloh Legacy series

Galway Chronicles series

Zion Legacy series

The Saga Of The Sierras

Wayward Wind series

The Little Books of Why

Other novels

Non-fiction

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1998 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners . Evangelical Christian Publishers Association . 2008-10-28 .
  2. Web site: 1995 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners . Evangelical Christian Publishers Association . 2008-10-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080518231031/http://www.ecpa.org/christianbookawards/gm1995.php . 2008-05-18 .
  3. Web site: 1994 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners . Evangelical Christian Publishers Association . 2008-10-28 .
  4. Web site: 1993 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners . Evangelical Christian Publishers Association . 2008-10-28 .
  5. Web site: 1992 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners . Evangelical Christian Publishers Association . 2008-10-28 .
  6. Web site: 1991 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners . Evangelical Christian Publishers Association . 2008-10-28 .
  7. Web site: 1989 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners . Evangelical Christian Publishers Association . 2008-10-28 .
  8. Web site: 1987 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners . Evangelical Christian Publishers Association . 2008-10-28 .
  9. "Writing History With a Message". May 5, 2002. The Tribune. H2.
  10. "Charles H. Roberson, 69; did stunts in John Wayne Movies". June 14, 1988. Chicago Tribune. p. 10.
  11. Web site: Bodie & Brock Thoene : About the Authors. Stanleycircle.com. Andrew L. Stanley -. thoenebooks.com. 2016-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160321022835/http://www.thoenebooks.com/about.asp. 2016-03-21. dead.
  12. Bodie Thoene (1986). The Gates of Zion, p. 186. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
  13. Web site: A Determined Couple--Bodie and Brock Thoene.
  14. http://www.familyaudiolibrary.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=403 FamilyAudioLibrary.com

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