Personal Essays
"After Dobbs: The Scary Reason My Contemporary Novel Turned Historical," Washington Post
"Family Stories: Alternatives for Load-Bearing Cliches," Poets & Writers
"Re(re)vision: Laurie Frankel on Throwing Away Half Her Book," Lit Hub
"From He to She in First Grade," Modern Love, New York Times
"We Adopted By Choice Not Necessity," The Guardian
"The Biggest Bully at My Child's Elementary School is the Federal Government," People Magazine
"Raising a Transgender Child in the Age of Trump," Lit Hub
"Roll," The Express (short story)
"My Life in Five(ish) Bookstores," Powell's Boooks
"More Routine than Dramatic," Sydney Morning Herald
"Ten Essential Books for Parents of Transgender Children," Publishers Weekly
Craft Essays
Want tips on how to write a novel? I'm blogging for the Novelists' Support Program over at Medium. (TBH, these essays are also pretty personal. And lots of the personal essays above are also about craft.)
Interviews to watch or listen to
"Close Third Person POV" The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
One Two Three virtual book tour archive
Morning Edition, NPR
The Record, NPR
Modern Love Podcast, NPR/WBUR/New York Times
Well Read, PBS
Book Lust with Nancy Pearl
"Open Book," BBC Radio 4
Frankly, My Dear, Laurie Frankel Gives a Damn, Book Dreams podcast
History of Literature podcast (several episodes from this lovely podcast)
Interviews to read
"Laurie Frankel's Big Messy Family," Publishers Weekly Profile (11/3/23)
"Laurie Frankel on Her New Novel, Family Family," Seattle Times (1/17/24)
"When Your Son Is A Girl," Seattle Times
"Pulling From Life," BookPage
"The More Things Change," The Writer's Life, Shelf Awareness
"Grammar Quirks," Quick and Dirty Tips
My Blog (mostly archived tbh -- because does anyone read blogs anymore? -- but still full of good stuff)
"After Dobbs: The Scary Reason My Contemporary Novel Turned Historical," Washington Post
"Family Stories: Alternatives for Load-Bearing Cliches," Poets & Writers
"Re(re)vision: Laurie Frankel on Throwing Away Half Her Book," Lit Hub
"From He to She in First Grade," Modern Love, New York Times
"We Adopted By Choice Not Necessity," The Guardian
"The Biggest Bully at My Child's Elementary School is the Federal Government," People Magazine
"Raising a Transgender Child in the Age of Trump," Lit Hub
"Roll," The Express (short story)
"My Life in Five(ish) Bookstores," Powell's Boooks
"More Routine than Dramatic," Sydney Morning Herald
"Ten Essential Books for Parents of Transgender Children," Publishers Weekly
Craft Essays
Want tips on how to write a novel? I'm blogging for the Novelists' Support Program over at Medium. (TBH, these essays are also pretty personal. And lots of the personal essays above are also about craft.)
Interviews to watch or listen to
"Close Third Person POV" The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
One Two Three virtual book tour archive
Morning Edition, NPR
The Record, NPR
Modern Love Podcast, NPR/WBUR/New York Times
Well Read, PBS
Book Lust with Nancy Pearl
"Open Book," BBC Radio 4
Frankly, My Dear, Laurie Frankel Gives a Damn, Book Dreams podcast
History of Literature podcast (several episodes from this lovely podcast)
Interviews to read
"Laurie Frankel's Big Messy Family," Publishers Weekly Profile (11/3/23)
"Laurie Frankel on Her New Novel, Family Family," Seattle Times (1/17/24)
"When Your Son Is A Girl," Seattle Times
"Pulling From Life," BookPage
"The More Things Change," The Writer's Life, Shelf Awareness
"Grammar Quirks," Quick and Dirty Tips
My Blog (mostly archived tbh -- because does anyone read blogs anymore? -- but still full of good stuff)