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Q&A with Packing for Mars author Mary Roach

August 24, 2010 By Laura

I'm so excited about the success of my friend Mary Roach's new book, Packing for Mars, a hilarious look at life at zero-gravity. Here's a Q&A she did with me about All Over the Map: Q&A with Mary Roach MR: I loved your new book, Laura. I found it to be really … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All Over the Map, An Italian Affair, Books, Uncategorized Tagged With: All Over the Map, Laura Fraser, Mary Roach, Packing For Mars

Summer reads so far

July 24, 2010 By Laura

You can read my booklist for the past 35 years here Death with Interruptions* Jose Saramago Another one of Saramago's books where he takes one aspect of reality and shows how people react to it--in this case, death takes a vacation for two weeks. I loved the first half of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Uncategorized Tagged With: Amy Bloom, Barbara Johnson, Chris Cleave, David Carr, DeClezio, Jane Smiley, Jose Saramago, Muriel Barbery, Vendela Vida

Living for the Sake of the Story

June 23, 2010 By Laura

This is a blog I wrote for wowowow.com about trying (too hard) to lead a memoir-worthy life. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: All Over the Map, An Italian Affair

My not-so-unhappy childhood

June 18, 2010 By Laura

Denver Denver's my home town, so it was great to do a reading at the Tattered Cover's new, cavernous Highlands Ranch bookstore, which many of my parents' friends attended. They appreciated the affectionate part I wrote about my parents, and I was glad that my parents were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mexico, Uncategorized Tagged With: All Over the Map, Book tour, Denver, Tattered Cover

Night of the Taranta in Afar

June 3, 2010 By Laura

By Julia Cosgrove June 2nd, 2010 2:13 pm  |  Comments (0) In the July/August issue of Afar, which hits newsstands later this month, writer Laura Fraser explores an oft-forgotten region of Italy called Salento. The story revolves around the Notte della Taranta, a summer … [Read more...]

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