# Lynn Vincent
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{{Short description|American journalist (born 1962)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1962}}
| birth_place = [Springfield, Massachusetts](/source/Springfield%2C_Massachusetts), US
| occupation = Author, journalist
| spouse = Danny R. Vincent
| children = 2
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'''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 ''[World](/source/World_(magazine))'' 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](/source/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list). ''Indianapolis'' was chosen by [Amazon](/source/Amazon_(company)) 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 [Barnes & Noble](/source/Barnes_%26_Noble), ''[Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews)'' and [NPR](/source/NPR).
In 2010, Vincent wrote, with Todd Burpo, ''[Heaven Is for Real](/source/Heaven_Is_for_Real)'', the story of the four-year-old son of a Nebraska pastor who had a [near-death experience](/source/near-death_experience) 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 [motion picture](/source/Heaven_Is_for_Real_(film)) directed by [Randall Wallace](/source/Randall_Wallace).
Vincent co-wrote [Sarah Palin](/source/Sarah_Palin)'s 2009 memoir, ''[Going Rogue: An American Life](/source/Going_Rogue%3A_An_American_Life)''.[{{cite news|date=May 21, 2009|title=Sarah Palin picks conservative author to assist on memoir|publisher=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press)|url=http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/books/45705147.html|url-status=dead|accessdate=October 25, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525091823/http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/books/45705147.html|archivedate=May 25, 2009}}]
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 [Paramount Pictures](/source/Paramount_Pictures) released a [film adaptation](/source/Same_Kind_of_Different_as_Me_(film)) directed by Michael Carney and starring [Greg Kinnear](/source/Greg_Kinnear) and [Renée Zellweger](/source/Ren%C3%A9e_Zellweger).
Vincent, a [U.S. Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) veteran, spent 11 years as an investigative reporter and feature writer for ''[World](/source/World_(magazine))'' magazine, a Christian newsweekly. She has lectured on writing at the [World Journalism Institute](/source/World_Journalism_Institute), and at [The King's College](/source/The_King's_College_(New_York)) in New York City.
==Background==
Vincent was born in [Springfield](/source/Springfield%2C_Massachusetts), Massachusetts and lives in [San Diego](/source/San_Diego), California.[{{cite news|url=http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/sep/29/sd-ghostwriter-mum-sarah-palin-memoir/|title=S.D. ghostwriter mum on Sarah Palin memoir|first=Diane|last=Bell|date=September 29, 2009|publisher=[The San Diego Union-Tribune](/source/The_San_Diego_Union-Tribune) (signonsandiego.com)|accessdate=September 29, 2009}}]
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://lynnvincent.com/ Lynn Vincent] Official website
* [https://world.wng.org/authors/lynn_vincent Articles by Lynn Vincent] in [WORLD](/source/World_(magazine)) magazine
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