About

Hi, my name is Gregory E. Lang. My friends call me Greg. I am an author and photographer living with my wonderful family in the Atlanta, GA suburbs. My two series of inspirational gift books about romantic and family relationships have sold over 3 million copies.

Several of my titles have appeared on the New York Times Best-Sellers List; I have also published over 550 photographs. There are currently twelve books in the Family Matters series and three in the Simple Suggestions series. All can be purchased in major bookstores or online at your favorite Internet bookstore.

My quest to become an author began in 1998 when I wrote a book for my daughter expressing my love and hopes for her. Over the next three years the book was rejected sixty-two times before Cumberland House Publishing agreed to release it. That book, Why a Daughter Needs a Dad: One Hundred Reasons, became a reality in 2002 and has since appeared on the New York Times list four times. I've been writing and taking photographs every since.

I have the great pleasure of being married to my best friend (she's beautiful, and sweet, too) Jill. We have two daughters, Meagan Lang and Linley Davis. We also have a mutt named Princess and if I don't refer to her as a member of my family, Jill will punish me in ways I don\t wish to think about. I am also the eldest son of my parents, Gene and Dianne Lang of Lizella, GA, a small town near Macon, GA. I have four siblings, all still living in Macon, my hometown. I hope they escape one day.

I graduated from Southwest High School in 1978, Mercer University in 1980 & 1983, and finally from the University of Georgia with a Ph.D. in Child and Family Development in 1990. I moved to Atlanta, GA in 1987 and have remained here since. I worked my way through college as a jewelry designer and upon completing my doctorate degree, entered the healthcare field. I remained in that industry until 2005, when I decided to become a fulltime author and photographer.