Lynn Vincent (born 1962) is an American writer, journalist, and author or co-author of 12 books. Vincent's work focuses on memoirs, history, and narrative nonfiction. From 2022-2025, she served as the executive editor of ''

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'' magazine. Her 2018 book ''Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Navy History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man'' debuted at #5 on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller List. ''Indianapolis'' was chosen by

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editors as the Best History Book of 2018 and the #3 best book of the year overall. The book was also selected as one of the best of 2018 by

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, ''

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'' and

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. In 2010, Vincent wrote, with Todd Burpo, ''

Heaven Is for Real ''Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back'' is a 2010 ''New York Times'' best-selling Christian book written by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent and published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. The book documen ...

'', the story of the four-year-old son of a Nebraska pastor who had a

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during emergency surgery and claimed to have visited heaven. The book spent more than 200 consecutive weeks on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list, with 77 weeks at #1. In 2014, the book became a

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directed by

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. Vincent co-wrote

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's 2009 memoir, '' Going Rogue: An American Life''. In 2006, Vincent collaborated with Ron Hall and Denver Moore on ''Same Kind of Different as Me,'' the story of a homeless black man and a wealthy white art dealer who rescue each other during difficult circumstances. The book spent three years on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list with more than 1 million copies sold, reaching #1 in October 2017 when

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released a

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directed by Michael Carney and starring

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and

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. Vincent, a

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veteran, spent 11 years as an investigative reporter and feature writer for ''

'' magazine, a Christian newsweekly. She has lectured on writing at the World Journalism Institute, and at The King's College in New York City.

Background

Vincent was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and lives in

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, California.

References

External links

Lynn Vincent
Official website
Articles by Lynn Vincent
in

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