About Us
Meet Ellen Brazer
Award-winning author. Storyteller. Speaker.
Ellen Brazer is the award-winning author of six books.
Her debut novel, Hearts of Fire, received Hadassah's prestigious Myrtle Wreath Award. Among the award's distinguished recipients is the late Maya Angelou, former United States Poet Laureate.
Ellen has spoken to more than 6,000 people at organizations throughout the United States.
Her novel Clouds Across the Sun was selected for development and presented at the Cannes Film Festival. Her biography, I Am Meir's Brother, was recognized by BookAuthority as one of the Best Israeli Biography Books of All Time, a distinction featured by CNN and Forbes.
She lives in Boca Raton, Florida, where she continues to write and speak.
Author Philosophy
I Have Never Written a Book Simply to Tell a Story
Every book began with something Ellen wanted to understand. Sometimes it was a moment in history. Sometimes it was a question about faith, courage, love, loss, or what it means to be human.
As she writes, she learns — not only about the people who fill her pages, but about the world they lived in, the choices they made, and the truths that continue to shape our lives today.
More than anything, she hopes her stories help readers care. A stranger becomes someone we know. Their hopes become our hopes. Their heartbreak becomes our own.
"History is no longer just history when it is experienced through the life of one person."
Ellen Brazer
The Speaking Journey
Stories That Begin With Questions
For many years, Ellen spoke about each of her books and the remarkable experiences that surrounded them. Every audience was different, and every conversation took on a life of its own. Today, her talks have evolved.
People often ask where her stories come from. The answer surprises them.
"Every book I have written began with something I wanted to understand."
Whether she is speaking about history, the people she has met along the way, or the journey that led to She Came to Listen, her hope is always the same: that audiences leave thinking, feeling, and perhaps seeing the world a little differently than when they arrived.
I don't give lectures. I tell stories.
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Speaking Engagements