Lars Pearson

Lars Pearson
Born	Lars Pearson 1973 (age 43–44) Iowa
Occupation	Writer, Editor, Publisher
Language	English
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Coe College
Subject	Guides to TV shows
Notable works	Unauthorized Doctor Who books
Spouse	Christa Dickson

Lars Pearson (born 1973, in Iowa) is an American writer, editor, and journalist. He is the owner/publisher of Mad Norwegian Press, a publishing company specializing in reference guides to television shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Doctor Who, plus the Faction Paradox range of novels and comic books. He is also co-author, with Lance Parkin, of "Ahistory: An Unauthorized History of the Doctor Who Universe," which puts every Doctor Who-related story onto a single timeline from the beginning of the universe to its end.

Pearson attended Coe College studying writing at their Writing Center. He was part of the 1995 graduating class.

Pearson's writing career started as an editor for a newspaper then moved to magazines. He attained a position with Wizard Entertainment as the price guide editor for the magazine Wizard: The Comics Magazine, a magazine about comic books. He later worked for collectables magazines including ToyFare about collectible action figures and InQuest Gamer, a magazine devoted to collectible card games. While working at ToyFare, he was interviewed by U.S. News & World Report for his expertise in collectables.

Pearson later moved into writing guide books for television shows. He wrote Redeemed: The Unauthorized Guide to Angel, a guide book about the television series Angel. He has also written guides for the cartoon series Transformers and G.I. Joe.

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