Laurie Faria Stolarz grew up in Salem, MA, attended Merrimack College, and received an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College in Boston.
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Laurie’s Guilty Pleasures
Favorite snack: Popcorn with fake (Earth Balance) butter, salt & pepper, and garlic powder.
Touristy Trip: NYC or Paris.
Fashion addiction (at the moment): artfully torn jeans, tall flat boots, pretty scarves, and Michael Stars tees.
Dessert: Dark chocolate in almost any form - the darker the better.
Fast food: French fries at least once every few (with lots of ketchup).
Beauty Binge: Aveda haircare products, which includes indulging in high-and/or-low-lights every eight weeks. Also, Caudalie skincare, Ineke perfume (Field Notes from Paris), Revitalash mascara, and Buxom Lips from Bare Escentuals.
Late-Night TV: Real Housewives of (wherever).
Chick Flick: Never Been Kissed, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Juno, Green Card, Once, The Devil Wears Prada, Bridget Jones Diary, Thelma & Louise, Mean Girls, Moonstruck, Clueless, Under the Tuscan Sun, and anything with John Cusack.
Nightlife: Pilates in front of the TV (a regular occurrence), answering e-mail (also regular), and dinner and/or a movie out with friends (happens far too rarely).
Cheap Thrill: Window-shopping, tabloid magazines, buying a new lip gloss, a tall cup of coffee from Peet's or Starbucks.
Ultimate Splurge: G20 Day Spa for a massage.
Other Random Info
Favorite Quote: Perseverance is key.
Favorite cuisine: Indian food – onion chutney, curried vegetables, and kashmir bread. I also love vegan sushi and cheeseless pizza from Bertucci's.
Favorite Pets: Mine, his name is Holiday.
Interests: Vegetarian cooking, holistic nutrition, aromatherapy.
Favorite Music: Fergie, James Blunt, Gavin Rossdale, Tori Amos, Sting, Sarah MacLachlin, Gwen Stefani, Black-eyed Peas.
Hobbies: Walking, napping, cooking, shopping, interior decorating.
Author Interviews
Cynsations, Author Cynthia Leitich Smith's Blog, where she interviews me about writing and BLEED
Cynsations, Author Cynthia Leitich Smith's Blog, where she interviews me about writing PROJECT 17
Hartford Examiner, Interview with John Valeri about DEADLY LITTLE SECRET and writing in general
Hartford Examiner, Interview with John Valeri about BLACK IS FOR BEGINNINGS
Veronika Asks Interview me about writing
The First Novels Club interview on the writing of BLACK IS FOR BEGINNINGS and DEADLY LITTLE LIES
Bildungsroman, Little Willow interviews me about books and writing.
Butterfly Book Reviews interviews me about writing and my books.
Fantastic Book Reviews interviews me about writing and my books.
Articles
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