Born:
October 10, 1950
Silver Spring, MD
October 10, 1950
Silver Spring, MD
Background:
The only daughter and youngest of five children, Roberts learned to live amongst men early on. She married young and worked as a legal secretary before having children. She has two sons, Jason and Dan. Roberts met her second husband, Bruce Wilder, when she hired him to build book shelves for her. They were married in July 1985.
The only daughter and youngest of five children, Roberts learned to live amongst men early on. She married young and worked as a legal secretary before having children. She has two sons, Jason and Dan. Roberts met her second husband, Bruce Wilder, when she hired him to build book shelves for her. They were married in July 1985.
Where She Lives:
Keedysville, Maryland
Keedysville, Maryland
How She Started Writing:
Roberts started writing during a blizzard in 1979 when her two sons were home from school and she was on the verge of going stir crazy. She picked up a number two pencil and notepad and started writing story ideas.
Roberts started writing during a blizzard in 1979 when her two sons were home from school and she was on the verge of going stir crazy. She picked up a number two pencil and notepad and started writing story ideas.
What She Has Written:
Roberts published her first book, Irish Thoroughbred, in 1981. To date, she has published more than 160 books that have been translated into more than 25 different languages.
Roberts published her first book, Irish Thoroughbred, in 1981. To date, she has published more than 160 books that have been translated into more than 25 different languages.
J.D. Robb:
Roberts publishes some of her books under the pseudonym J.D. Robb because her publishers thought she was writing too many books each year to be published under one name. She chose the "J" and "D" from her sons' first initials and took "Robb" from "Roberts."
Roberts publishes some of her books under the pseudonym J.D. Robb because her publishers thought she was writing too many books each year to be published under one name. She chose the "J" and "D" from her sons' first initials and took "Robb" from "Roberts."
Hobbies:
Gardening
Gardening
Trivia:
(from Nora Roberts' Official Web site)
(from Nora Roberts' Official Web site)
- There are enough Nora Roberts books in print to fill the seats of Giants Stadium nearly 4,000 times.
- If you place all Roberts’ books top to bottom, they would stretch across the United States from Los Angeles to New York City nearly 11 times.
