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Laurie Frankel is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of five novels. Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Poets & Writers, Publisher’s Weekly, People Magazine, Lit Hub, The Sydney Morning Herald, and other publications. She is the recipient of the Washington State Book Award and the Endeavor Award. Her novels have been translated into more than twenty-five languages and been optioned for film and TV. A former college professor, she now writes full-time in Seattle, Washington where she lives with her family and makes good soup.
Want to know more? There are loads of essays and interviews on the Bits & Pieces page and a whole virtual book tour archived right here.
FAQ
Q: Where can I learn more about this soup?
A: I often post pics of soups I'm making on Instagram.
Q: Wow! You must be excellent at social media.
A: I am pretty lousy at social media. Everything I want to say is book-length.
Q: Then how do I get in touch?
A: I'd love to hear from you! I try on the socials, but you should probably just email me instead.
Q: What about Tiktok?
A: I am almost 50. I can't with Tiktok. I'm really sorry.
Q: I wasn't going to say anything, but since you bring it up, I did notice that your hair was black in your last author photo, but now....
A: Correction: in my last author photo, my hair looked black but was actually already gray. I first dyed it for my wedding when I was barely 30!
Q: Good lord that's premature!
A: Yes, it's hereditary.
Q: Does that mean your sister is also short and prematurely gray?
A: My sister is tall with all her original dark brown hair.
Q: How is that fair?
A: I wish I knew. I will take the opportunity to say heredity doesn't mean what we think it does and family is more complicated than genes.
Q: Thematic!
A: Thank you for noticing. This is what I am always writing about. Family and "normal" are both wider and more complicated than we like to imagine.
Want to know more? There are loads of essays and interviews on the Bits & Pieces page and a whole virtual book tour archived right here.
FAQ
Q: Where can I learn more about this soup?
A: I often post pics of soups I'm making on Instagram.
Q: Wow! You must be excellent at social media.
A: I am pretty lousy at social media. Everything I want to say is book-length.
Q: Then how do I get in touch?
A: I'd love to hear from you! I try on the socials, but you should probably just email me instead.
Q: What about Tiktok?
A: I am almost 50. I can't with Tiktok. I'm really sorry.
Q: I wasn't going to say anything, but since you bring it up, I did notice that your hair was black in your last author photo, but now....
A: Correction: in my last author photo, my hair looked black but was actually already gray. I first dyed it for my wedding when I was barely 30!
Q: Good lord that's premature!
A: Yes, it's hereditary.
Q: Does that mean your sister is also short and prematurely gray?
A: My sister is tall with all her original dark brown hair.
Q: How is that fair?
A: I wish I knew. I will take the opportunity to say heredity doesn't mean what we think it does and family is more complicated than genes.
Q: Thematic!
A: Thank you for noticing. This is what I am always writing about. Family and "normal" are both wider and more complicated than we like to imagine.