Larry Stone is an author and publisher. The Story of the Bible was a finalist for both the ECPA Christian Book Award and Retailers Choice Award and named "One of the 10 best Christian books of the year" by Assist News Service. After helping build the successful book division of Thomas Nelson Publishers, he co-founded Rutledge Hill Press, best known for having published Life’s Little Instruction Book—the only book to be #1 on the New York Times bestseller list in hardcover and paperback at the same time. He has published more than a dozen New York Times bestsellers.
A graduate of Moody Bible Institute and University of Iowa, Larry has studied at the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration, taught writing seminars in Africa, America, and the Caribbean, and was recently executive director of KidShape, a non-profit that helps overweight children and their families become more healthy.