John Schlimm (born December 1, 1971) is an American author and educator.
John was born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania and resides there. The great-great-grandson of Straub Brewery Founder Peter Straub, he grew up within walking distance of his family's brewery.
In 2015, John released his first memoir, Five Years in Heaven: The Unlikely Friendship That Answered Life’s Greatest Questions. The book chronicles John's friendship with an aged nun. The book received a Christopher Award in 2016.
During his early career in the 1990s, John served in the Vice Presidential Communications Office at The White House where he worked with Second Lady Tipper Gore as well as having worked in production and scriptwriting for the national radio series Enterprising Women, fundraising for various national and local non-profits, and country music PR at FrontPage Publicity in Nashville where he worked with Naomi Judd and other superstars.
In 2003, John joined the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford as an adjunct professor in the Communication and the Arts Department.
In 2013, Schlimm delivered a keynote address titled "Embrace Compassion, Change the World" on Capitol Hill at the Congressional Vegetarian Staff Association luncheon.
In 2002, John graduated with a master's degree in education from Harvard University.
Extraordinary Dogs: Stories from Search and Rescue Dogs, Comfort Dogs, and Other Canine Heroes (with Liz Stavrinides), St. Martin's Press, 2019. ISBN 9781250201409
Moonshine: A Celebration of America's Original Rebel Spirit, Citadel Press, 2018. ISBN 9780806539195
Five Years in Heaven: The Unlikely Friendship That Answered Life's Greatest Questions, Image Books, 2015. ISBN 978-0553446579.
The Ultimate Beer Lover's Happy Hour, Sourcebooks/Cumberland House, 2014. ISBN 9781402296321
The Cheesy Vegan, DaCapo/Lifelong, 2013. ISBN 9781322540153
Stand Up!: 75 Young Activists Who Rock the World, And How You Can, Too!, Publishing Syndicate, 2013. ISBN 9780985060299
Grilling Vegan Style, DaCapo/Lifelong, 2012. ISBN 9780738215723
The Tipsy Vegan, DaCapo/Lifelong, 2011. ISBN 9780738215075
Twang: A Novel, Amazon Digital Services, 2011. ISBN 9780578085456
Harrah's Entertainment Presents...The Seven Stars Cookbook, Chronicle Books, 2010. ISBN 9780811874755
The Beer Lover's Cookbook, Sourcebooks, Inc./Cumberland House Publishing, 2009. ISBN 9781402230936