ArLynn Leiber Presser

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ArLynn Leiber Presser
BornArLynn Merrill Leiber
(1960-07-23) July 23, 1960 (age 63)
Chicago
Pen name
  • Lynn Melody Patrick (adopted name)
  • Vivian Leiber (writing name)
OccupationWriter, attorney
LanguageEnglish
Alma mater Northwestern University School of Law
SpouseStephen B. Presser
Relatives

ArLynn Leiber Presser (born July 23, 1960) is an American writer and former attorney, known for writing under the name Vivian Leiber. [1] She initially wrote for confessional magazines such as True Story while still working within the legal field. Presser later left her practice and began writing romance novels, regional histories, and plays.

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In 2010 Pressler began a project called The Face to Facebook Project (also stylized as f2fb) in which she pledged that she would meet and spend time with each of her 325 friends on Facebook during 2011. She maintained a blog and traveled to various different countries and cities, managing to establish contact with 290 of her Facebook friends. [2] [3]

Background

Presser was born on July 23, 1960, to Justin and Aleta Leiber, who later put her up for adoption before divorcing. Presser was later adopted by Donald and Judy Patrick of Western Springs and given the name Lynn Melody Patrick. She left the Patrick family when she was 15 and became a ward of the DuPage County Juvenile Justice agency.

Presser did not finish high school, but graduated from the Northwestern University School of Law in 1985. [4]

She married legal scholar Stephen B. Presser, and they had two sons together before divorcing in 2010. [2]

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  2. 1 2 "On the road: One woman's quest to meet all her Facebook friends". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Winnetka woman on quest to meet her 300-plus Facebook friends this year". Sun Times. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "HAPPILY EVER AFTER ROMANCE NOVELIST ARLYNN PRESSER HAD A ROUGH START IN LIFE BUT NOW HAS IT ALL--HOME, FAMILY AND A CAREER". Chicago Tribune. Aug 20, 1995. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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