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 soy butter, salt, and garlic powder.
Touristy Trip: Paris (lived there), the south of France (been there), Stockholm (almost went there and want to go), Maui (really want to go).
Fashion addiction (at the moment): Gap Long & Lean jeans (I have brands that are considered more posh/chichi, but none of them fit or feel like Gap), Ugg crochet boots (not Cardy, just the regular knit), Michael Stars tops, DKNY clothing in general, and Michael Kors stuff (when I can get it on sale).
Dessert: Dark chocolate in almost any form - the darker the better.
Fast food: French fries at least once every couple of months (even better when dipped in vegan tartar sauce).
Beauty Binge: Aveda products, which includes indulging in high-and/or-low-lights every eight weeks. Also, Skin Nanny and Angels on Skin Cleanser from Lush, Lilac oil perfume, Revitalash mascara, and Buxom Lips from Bare Escentuals.
Late-Night TV: The Hills, The City, Real Housewives of (wherever), The Real World, America’s Next Top Model, and Supernatural.
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: Giuliano’s Day Spa for a massage and soft-pack wrap treatment, oxygen facials, and spray-tanning (in summer only).
Other Random Info
Favorite Quote: Perseverance is key.
Favorite cuisine: Indian food – onion chutney, curried vegetables, and kashmir bread. I also love cheeseless pizza from Bertucci's.
Favorite Pets: Mine, her name is Happy Cat.
Interests: Vegetarian cooking, holistic nutrition, aromatherapy.
Favorite Music: Fergie, James Blunt, 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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