Leslie Johansen Nack

Dylan J Nack

Leslie Johansen Nack is the author of three books: her award-winning debut memoir, "Fourteen" and her award-winning historical fiction novel, "The Blue Butterfly." The newly released sequel, "Nineteen: A Daughter’s Memoir of Reckoning and Recovery," concludes her raw and deeply personal story, chronicling her path to sobriety and a renewed sense of hope. Nack graduated from UCLA with a degree in English literature and overcame past traumas to raise two children in a healthy, loving home. She is a member of the National Association of Memoir Writers, the Historical Novel Society and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association. She lives outside Seattle with her husband.

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Indie Author Experience - Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Pavilion

Indie Authors - Adult Fiction and Nonfiction (Seats 28)  
Sun, Mar 15, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Authors: Patricia Averbach, Barb Czinger-Pacheco, David Davis, Darlene Deluca, Ranch Preservation Foundation, Héctor García-Chávez, Robert Goluba, Erika Hamden, Sue Hinkin, Diana Hochberg, Christopher Johnston, Jay Jones, Jean Klein, Nico Lang, Eve Luckring, C.A. River, Patricia Moore, Leslie Nack, Ellen O'Brien, Leslie O'Sullivan, Nancy Poling, Jeanne Renee, Sandra Richmond, Monk Rou, Sequoia Rudolph, Erica Watson, A. Skoda, Thomas Wolf

Books:

Nineteen: A Daughter's Memoir of Reckoning and Recovery

A Daughter's Memoir of Reckoning and Recovery
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
She Writes Press
October 2025
ISBN 9781647429966
368 pages
The author will make this book available for sale at the Author Pavilion during the Festival.

Fourteen: A Daughter's Memoir of Adventure, Sailing, and Survival

A Daughter's Memoir of Adventure, Sailing, and Survival
Memoir / Essays / Creative Nonfiction
She Writes Press
October 2015
ISBN 9781631529412
370 pages
The author will make this book available for sale at the Author Pavilion during the Festival.