# Lisa Patton

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{{short description|American author}}
{{infobox writer
|name=Lisa Patton
|birth_place=[Memphis, Tennessee](/source/Memphis%2C_Tennessee), U.S.
|occupation=Author
|nationality=American
|education=[Hutchison School](/source/Hutchison_School)<br>[University of Alabama](/source/University_of_Alabama) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
|website={{URL|https://www.lisapatton.com}}
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'''Lisa Patton''' is an American author.

Born and raised in [Memphis, Tennessee](/source/Memphis%2C_Tennessee), Patton attended an all-girls college preparatory school, the [Hutchison School](/source/Hutchison_School), from kindergarten through twelfth grade. She received a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree in Communications from the [University of Alabama](/source/University_of_Alabama) in 1980, where she was a member of the Zeta chapter of [Kappa Delta](/source/Kappa_Delta).<ref>[http://redroom.com/member/lisa-patton/bio Lisa Patton's Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905014404/http://redroom.com/member/lisa-patton/bio |date=2012-09-05 }}. Red Room Omnimedia Corporation. Accessed 14 July 2012.</ref>{{self-published inline|date=November 2012}}

In her first novel, ''Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'Easter'', Leelee Satterfield moves with her husband Baker from her home in Memphis to [Vermont](/source/Vermont), where they buy and run an inn. Leelee adjusts to life in the North and learns to be more independent.<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-55660-0 Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'Easter], ''Publishers Weekly'', 08/17/2009.</ref>

Her second novel, ''Yankee Doodle Dixie'', follows Leelee back to Memphis, where she meets a rock star and follows him to [New York City](/source/New_York_City).<ref>[https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/lisa-patton/yankee-doodle-dixie/ Yankee Doodle Dixie], Kirkus Reviews, July 26, 2011.</ref>

Her third novel, ''Southern as a Second Language'' is the final in what ''Library Journal'' calls "the beloved Dixie Series."

Her fourth novel, ''Rush'', is set on the [Ole Miss](/source/Ole_Miss) campus.

In addition to writing, Patton is an event speaker.

==Bibliography==
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Whistlin-Dixie-Noreaster-Novel/dp/0312658893/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515692625&sr=8-1&keywords=whistlin+dixie+in+a+nor%27easter Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'Easter]'', [St. Martin’s Press](/source/St._Martin%E2%80%99s_Press), 2009
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Yankee-Doodle-Dixie-Novel/dp/125000747X/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=125000747X&pd_rd_r=69A5EA8FS26QNNKDNPXV&pd_rd_w=i9L5M&pd_rd_wg=1rPvs&psc=1&refRID=69A5EA8FS26QNNKDNPXV Yankee Doodle Dixie]'', [St. Martin’s Press](/source/St._Martin%E2%80%99s_Press), 2011
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Southern-Second-Language-Novel-Dixie/dp/1250020670/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1250020670&pd_rd_r=5WAB0F7Q58VW00ZHVSDF&pd_rd_w=t53b6&pd_rd_wg=9HJm7&psc=1&refRID=5WAB0F7Q58VW00ZHVSDF Southern as a Second Language]'', [St. Martin's Press](/source/St._Martin's_Press), 2013
* ''[https://www.amazon.com/Rush-Novel-Lisa-Patton/dp/1250020662/ref=pd_sim_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1250020662&pd_rd_r=ZQ9WT276TRQDG8S16EJ6&pd_rd_w=uPjHC&pd_rd_wg=RLBOe&psc=1&refRID=ZQ9WT276TRQDG8S16EJ6 RUSH]'', [St. Martin's Press](/source/St._Martin's_Press), 2018

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.lisapatton.com}}

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