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In 2008 Ace will release three new books with three more slated for release in 2009 and two more in 2010. Along with his numerous radio/TV appearances and speaking engagements Collins’ schedule is full for the near future. Yet this best-selling author is still looking for more projects to fit into his calendar. Ace’s first release of 2008 is “Stories Behind Women of Extraordinary Faith.” This work will be followed by a companion book in 2009, “Stories Behind Heroes of Faith.” The “Stories Behind” books have been a staple of Ace’s work for several years going back to “The Stories Behind The Best-Loved Songs of Christmas,” released in 2001 and still selling strong seven years later. This first Christmas book was followed by another best seller, “The Stories Behind The Great Traditions of Christmas,” which not only topped the charts, but has now been translated and released in China. “More Stories Behind The Best-Loved Songs of Christmas” is the most recent holiday offering, issued in 2007. This trio of Yule Tide favorites have combined for 31 hardcover printings, more than 400,000 units in book sales and are now available in a special box set. Other books in this series include “Stories Behind Hymns That Have Inspired America,” “Stories Behind The Songs and Traditions of Easter” and “Untold Gold - The Stories Behind Elvis's #1 Hits.” The latter was a hit in the U.S. and the U.K and is being considered for a TV special in 2009. Ace’s first novel, “Farraday Road” will be released in August. This mystery-action adventure will jump-start a series of books based on the exploits of a champion of justice, Arkansas lawyer Lije Evans. Collins is currently developing two other fiction series for release in the years to come. This fall Zondervan releases a book that Ace had wanted to write for more than a decade. “Sticks & Stones – Using Your Words As A Powerful Force!” allows the author to share the stories of some of the most incredible people he has met in his career. These are people who make a real impact on others. At the heart of this book is this thought, “We all use 30,000 words a day, it’s time we make some of them really count for something special!” |
Collins began his writing career twenty-five years ago when he teamed with Louise Mandrell for “The Mandrell Family Album.” Since that time he has penned more than fifty books including bios of Evel Knievel, Bette Midler, Pam Tillis, The Dixie Chicks, autobiographies with Lauren Chapin and The Cathedral Quartet, how to books, a historical children series, a book on the star players of the old Negro baseball league and two best sellers with one of the biggest stars in the history of entertainment, the legendary Lassie. During his career Ace has written for a wide variety of publishers including St. Martin's Press, Viking-Penguin, Putnam, Harper-Collins, Thomas Nelson, Word, Zondervan and the Chicago Review Press. In the course of his writing, Collins has also penned more than 2,000 magazine features for the likes of People, Us, Texas Monthly, Plus Magazine and Guideposts. For the past twenty years he has also been he editor and graphic designer for WME Magazine. He hosts the nonprofit charity organization's radio and television broadcasts. Collins has made scores of television guest appearances. Ace has appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, CNN, Fox and Friends, The NBC Nightly News, Entertainment Tonight, Court TV, E The Untold Story, At Home Live, The Early Show and Crook and Chase. Two of his books have been made into network TV specials. Ace hosted the ABC holiday offering “Lassie 280 Dog years On TV” on ABC. His book “Father Does Know Best” was made into a NBC movie of the week. Besides TV appearances, he averages more than 250 radio interviews. Ace has won numerous awards for his writing including three Golden Quills, an America's Writing Award and the Angel of Excellence Award. The latter was for penning an inspirational feature in Plus Magazine. He has spoke to many groups and was a feature lecturer at the National Archives Author Series in Washington DC. The Texas-based writer has been married for thirty-three years to Kathy Collins, a former school administrator for the Bynum Independent School District and now the Associate Director for the Center for Learning and Development in Waco, Texas. The couple has two sons; Clint, a graduate of Baylor University who lives in Austin, and Rance, a student at Ouachita Baptist Unversity in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Ace's hobbies include restoring and driving classic cars. He currently owns a 1934 Auburn 652Y Sedan, a 1936 Cord 810 Westchester, a 1937 Lincoln-Zephyr sedan, and a 1965 Mustang Fastback. He also is a huge college basketball fan and a collector of movie memorabilia from the Golden Age of Hollywood and enjoying Art-Deco design.
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