Ann Kiemel Anderson

I Love the Word Impossible and I'm Out to Change My World are among Anderson's 18 books, with all of her books collectively selling over 28 million copies. Her first seven books were bestsellers in the inspirational genre. The book Taste of Tears, Touch of God is an autobiography that focuses on Anderson's life as a wife and her miscarriages. Seduced by Success: No Longer Addicted to Pills, Performance, and Praise details her time in a chemical dependency wing and how her faith in God helped her overcome that period. Anderson's face being part of a magazine or her being part of a book deal was thought by editors and publishers to guarantee a large profit. A film about Anderson's life titled Hi, I'm Ann was released in 1980. The film was released on VHS.

Ann Kiemel Anderson (September 22, 1945 – March 1, 2014) was an American religious speaker and author. Her books were bestsellers and all of her books together sold over 28 million copies. A 1980 film titled Hi, I'm Ann was based on her life.

Anderson was born on September 22, 1945, to missionary parents in Little Rock, Arkansas. She had a twin sister and a brother. They spent their childhood in Hawaii, with Anderson and her twin later attending Northwest Nazarene University. Anderson preached about God and love during her travels, often traveling by airplane. In 1981, she married Will Anderson and they lived in Idaho, later moving to Chicago, Illinois. She spent 25 days in the Cedar Vista Hospital's chemical dependency wing in 1996 due to her painkiller addiction which was caused by her medical issues and her husband dying from cancer. Anderson had trouble sleeping, had a kidney infection, and cried during therapy. She said she was able to overcome her struggles through trusting in God and not paying attention to the opinions of others. Anderson died on March 1, 2014, from cancer.