Lorilee Craker

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Lorilee Craker
Born1968 (age 5556)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
OccupationJournalist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Notable works Through the Storm
Website
lorileecraker.com

Lorilee Craker (born 1968) [1] is a writer in Michigan, United States. [2] She grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [3] She has three children. [4] She advocates participation in community-supported agriculture and shopping at farmers' markets. [5] She is an entertainment writer for MLive. [6] Craker co-authored Lynne Spears' memoir Through the Storm . [7] Craker and Spears appeared together at the 20th annual MOPS International convention in Grapevine, Texas in 2008. [8] Craker co-authored My Journey to Heaven: What I Saw and How It Changed My Life with Marv Besteman, who died before the book was published. [9] In a 2011 Time article, Zac Bissonnette writes that Craker "might be the most versatile journalist in America". [10]

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