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All Over the Paperback

July 6, 2011 By Laura

All Over the Map is out in paperback! Even though I love the hardback as an object--the cover is beautiful--it's probably best as a paperback, a great read to take along on a summer trip to the beach (or to the couch). I've been delighted and humbled by all of the responses … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All Over the Map, An Italian Affair, Books, Italy, Uncategorized Tagged With: All Over the Map, An Italian Affair, Italy, Oprah reading guide

My favorite books: 2010

December 28, 2010 By Laura

I keep a list of all the books I've read since I was 13 years old. It's a document I cherish, because it's a great way to remember who I was at different ages, and the books I was reading then. Plus, as my memory gets worse, I can figure out whether or not I've read a book … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: A Visit from the Goon Squad, All Over the Map, Anthropology of an American Girl, Book list, Boys and Girls Like You and Me, Freedom, Just Kids, Let the Great World Spin, Pictures at an Exhibition, Snake Lake, Wench

The wisdom of not reading your reviews

December 8, 2010 By Laura

I somehow have very bad luck with New York Times reviews. Most authors would say that it is very good luck to have your book reviewed in the Times at all, not to mention that any publicity is good publicity. They would also say that it isn't wise to complain about such a powerful … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All Over the Map, Books, Uncategorized Tagged With: All Over the Map, Books, New York Times Book Review

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

Interview in Smith Magazine

July 2, 2010 By Laura

This interview with Cathy Alter (author of a funny memoir called Up for Renewal, on spending a year living from the advice of women's magazines, answers, among other things, the question of why I wrote An Italian Affair in the second person, and All Over the Map in the first. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All Over the Map, An Italian Affair, Books, Magazines/Media Tagged With: All Over the Map, An Italian Affair, Cathy Alter, Smith magazine

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