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Sheri Holman (born 1966) is an American novelist and screenwriter. ==Biography== Holman was born in Hanover County, Virginia. Following graduation from The College of William & Mary in 1988 with a degree in theatre, she moved to New York. After transitioning from acting to various positions in the publishing industry, including several years as a temp at Penguin Books, Holman became the assistant to literary agent Molly Friedrich.〔(Sheri Holman: My First Mentors )〕 It was during this time that she began writing her first novel, ''A Stolen Tongue'', a mystery set along the route of a fifteenth-century religious pilgrimage. The debut novel was published by Grove/Atlantic in 1997 and subsequently translated into thirteen languages. This was followed by the bestselling〔(Publishers Weekly profile )〕 ''The Dress Lodger'', named a ''New York Times'' Notable Book of the Year in 2000, and a nominee for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. After publishing a young adult title in 2002, Holman returned with ''The Mammoth Cheese'' in 2003, which was a finalist for the UK Orange Prize for Fiction. Her most recent novel is ''Witches on the Road Tonight'', named a ''New York Times'' Editors' Choice〔(Editors' Choice, April 1, 2011 )〕 and to the best fiction of 2011 lists of the ''Boston Globe''〔(Best fiction books of 2011 )〕 and the Toronto ''Globe and Mail.''〔(Best foreign fiction of 2011 )〕 She is at work on a new novel involving a pediatric health worker in Eldoret, Kenya.〔(Sally Test Pediatric Center -- a glimpse into the new novel )〕 Holman is currently writing on ''Longmire'' for Warner Horizon Television, for the fourth season premiering on Netflix in Fall, 2015.〔(PowderKeg Writer Bios: Sheri Holman )〕 She served as a staff writer on ''Emerald City'' on NBC.〔(Emerald City credits )〕 ''The Crooked Road'', her television adaptation of ''Witches on the Road Tonight'', is in development by Universal Television. She is a founding member〔(Celebrating 15 Years of The Moth )〕 of storytelling collective The Moth and serves on its curatorial board. Her stories have been featured on The Moth Podcast and the Peabody Award-winning Moth Radio Hour. Holman lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.〔(Fear & Its Monsters: An Interview with Sheri Holman )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sheri Holman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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