Lawler, Jennifer

Jennifer Lawler pursues the ancient ideal of combining the pen and the sword. She has a Ph.D in medieval literature from the University of Kansas and continues to write on medieval history; she also has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and explores aspects of the martial arts in her writing. As an author, she has published nearly thirty books of non-fiction, including Encyclopedia of the Byzantine Empire, and numerous articles in popular magazines such as Family Circle, Self, and Oxygen. As a teacher and speaker, she encourages women to learn to protect themselves and to persevere through tough tim...