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Caroline Leavitt is the award-winning author of 9 novels, most recently Girls in Trouble, a Booksense selection, Detroit Free Press bookclub selection, Chicago Tribune bookclub recommendation, Must read from More and Glamour. Her 9th novel, Pictures of You, will be published by Algonquin Books in January 2011, and she has sold her 10th to Algonquin as well.
Leavitt is a book critic for People and The Boston Globe. The winner of a New York Foundation of the Arts Grant, a second prize winner in Goldenberg Fiction Prize, a Nickelodeon Screenwriting Fellowship Finalist and a National Magazine Award Nominee, Leavitt is a senior writing instructor at UCLA online and a freelance manuscript consultant. Her work has appeared in New York Magazine, Ps...more







I carried around Emily St. John Mandel's The Lola Quartet because I couldn't bear to stop reading it. A #1 Indie Pick for May, it's so ingeniously plotted, so rich with character, that I found myself underlining the pages. Of course I tracked Emily down and begged her to let me interview her, and she was gracious enough to agree. I don't know what to thank you for more, Emily, your mind-b... read more »
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Average rating: 3.50 · 3,640 ratings · 658 reviews · 19 distinct works
Pictures of You
3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 2,506 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions
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Girls in Trouble
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 704 ratings — published 2004 — 8 editions
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Coming Back to Me
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Living Other Lives
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1995
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Into Thin Air
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions
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Family
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1987
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Meeting Rozzy Halfway
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First chapter Pictures of You (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Dec 02, 2010 08:26am
Description: The first chapter of my new novel, Pictures of You
First chapter Pictures of You (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Dec 02, 2010 08:23am
Description: The first chapter of my new novel, Pictures of You
The Wrong Sister (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Dec 23, 2009 07:06am
Description: short story about two sisters
High Infidelity (Literature & Fiction)
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Description: High Infidelity, from New York magazine's special love and Sex issue
The Grief Diet (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Dec 23, 2009 07:03am
Description: an essay from FEED ME, about how I stayed with a man who would not let me eat rather than grieve.
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Smart, clever, and oh so much fun to read, the latest Pru Marlowe Pet Noir from Simon is addictive beyond words.
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Adore this book. The writing is stellar, and the pages virtually ache. I can't wait to read more from this talented writer.
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"Oh, I agree, Susan. We need a LOt more indie bookstores. I'm desperate for one in Hoboken, and not only will I patronize it, I'll work there! "
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This haunting, exquisitely written novel is about the secrets we choose to tell and the ones we want to keep. I was mesmerized from page one. Over the course of a board game, two women reveal their paths--and each other. You quickly become deeply inv...more
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“Gary'nin hatırlayabildiği kadarıyla Gerta,ilk defa bu kadar hassas görünüyordu.Kirpikleri titriyor,ağzı bir köşeye doğru seyiriyordu.'Mükemmel bir iş çıkarıyorsun.Otis seni çok seviyor.”
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Kris Neri Good to connect with you here, Caroline. Thanks for accepting my friendship.

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Magical Alienation: A Samantha Brennan and Annabelle Haggerty Magical Mystery


Caroline Leavitt I can't seem to upload my book trailer, but here is the url. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxBE_e...

I hope you all love it!

Caroline


Caroline Leavitt Caroline Leavitt blesses Jodi Picoult for mentioning her in a piece in the UK's guardian about what women writers to read who work with the same themes as Jonathan Franzen. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/...


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