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John Sands, photographed by his daughter, Katherine Oliver

Born in Louisville, Kentucky to Gerald (Jerry) and Janice Sands, John grew up in small towns of Indiana and suburbs of Chicago. John married Marcie Chism in 1984. They have three children and one grandchild. John dabbles in writing based upon a lengthy thought process even before writing the first letter. He considered writing The Lottery Winner for two years before he started. Then it took about four years to finish. During that writing time he continued working full time at RR Donnelley printing books by thousands of other authors and enjoying time with family and friends.

The publication date of The Lottery Winner is October 9, 2011.