Martin’s Press, and Kensington Publishing. Some people will remember the content she contributed to magazines and newspapers during those years, not to mention all the commercial fiction she produced for the likes of Simon and Schuster, St. She finally entered the publishing industry in 1992, producing dozens of novels and novellas in a wide variety of genres. Having accumulated a significant amount of knowledge and experience in the field, Banks eventually branched out on her own, becoming a marketing consultant. She also had the opportunity to work at numerous Fortune 100 companies as an executive. Her resume includes stints at Xerox, Digital Equipment Corporation, and Hewlett Packard.
She also attended Temple University from where she acquired her Master of Fine Arts (Film making program). She went through the Wharton undergraduate program (University of Pennsylvania). But she also wrote women’s fiction, crime suspense, and African American literature.īefore joining the field of publishing, L.A. She was a chameleon that could seemingly produce fiction in any genre that piqued her interest.Ī lot of people know her for writing dark fantasy. The author has written fiction under numerous pen names, including Leslie E. Their marriage eventually ended, with Banks going on to marry Al Banks in 2000, hence the change in name. It was from their coupling that Banks’ daughter, Helena Esdaile, was born. The name can be attributed to her marriage to Michael Esdaile. For the longest time, people knew her as Leslie Esdaile. The author was born Leslie Ann Peterson in 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Banks ultimately passed away in August of 2011, leaving behind a daughter. Elrod rose to the challenge, participating in auctions and offering books and services in the hopes of raising money that could be funneled into the fund. They opened a charitable fund and asked people to make donations, Authors like Charlaine Harris and P.N. So her family reached out to her friends and colleagues. Even with a thriving literary career, the author could not afford to cover the costs associated with her medical care. People were aware that she had been diagnosed with adrenal cancer.
Her death in 2011 was met with sadness from the literary community.
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