'I am proudest whenever a parent complains that their child demands they read one of my books every night before bed.’ Lawrence Schimel is an American writer and translator residing in Madrid, Spain. A bilingual author, he writes in both English and Spanish, and also translates into both languages. Thus far he has published over 120 books as an author or anthologist, and has translated over 100 books in many different genres: fiction, poetry, essays, graphic novels etc. When