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Laura has written book reviews, seasonal and curated must-read lists, plus interviews with bestselling authors like Julia Whelan and Emily Giffin. A career highlight: the POPSUGAR Play/Ground BookSparks panel, where she moderated a conversation with authors Taylor Jenkins Reid, Tomi Adeyemi, Megan Abbott, Kendare Blake, Camille Perri, and Georgia Sparks.

Stray: A Memoir by Stephanie Danler

"[Stray is] fearless, insightful, devastating, and beautiful. It broke my heart, and it twisted up my insides. The stories are still sitting in my gut . . . Danler writes (beautifully, achingly) about the family she comes from and the one she's created for herself."

Read Laura’s full review, as excerpted in the book’s Amazon Editorial Reviews.

Big Friendship by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman

“The magic of [Big Friendship] comes from the ways Sow and Freidman have welcomed readers in, weaving personal stories with practical advice and insights to get to the heart of what makes up our best, messiest, most beautiful relationships — the ones we're in for ‘the long haul.’”

Read Laura’s full review.