Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner
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Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner I'm reading at Words Alive on September 20. The readings take place on a gorgeous estate in Sharon, ON. Should be a great time!

Source: www.wordsalive.ca
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Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner

Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner I'm Writer-in-Residence for Open Book Toronto this month and it's a lot of fun. I get to write whatever I want about my favourite books and writers. And I can finally tell my parents that I have a job.

Source: www.openbooktoronto.com
I read a lot of first-person novels narrated by women. It’s a predilection of mine, maybe even a habit. There’s just something about hearing the “I” of another woman’s voice that affects me viscerally, an old pigtail-trigger response I blame on Sylvia Plath. ...
Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner

Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner Where We Have to Go is reviewed in The Globe and Mail!

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A sombre but playful saga of a nerdy girl’s fight for herself and her family
Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner

Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner Until someone tipped me off about Flannery O'Connor, and Ms. Dickinson, I thought writers found themselves out on the open road, like folks in a Chevy commercial. Fortunately I was wrong.
Today, as part of my Open Book Toronto writer-in-residency,
I discuss about my romantic/neurotic attachment to my hometown,
plus six other Toronto writers talk about their favourite reading and writing spots in the city.

Source: www.openbooktoronto.com
The literary myth that writers must leave their hometowns in order to write about them played a big role in my teenage imagination. I fantasized about doing dishes in Paris like Orwell or risking it all ...
Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner

Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner My name appears in the same article as Ann Hathaway's and Sasha Baron Cohen's...this may not happen again, so I'll enjoy it.

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NO PEOPLE LIKE SHOW PEOPLE: She was mentored by Margaret Atwood, and talent clearly runs in her family. So I guess we shouldn’t be surprised that it was standing room only last week at the Gladstone when
Laura McGill
Laura McGill
Just started reading it... I love it!!! Congrats on the article... great job Lauren!
July 7 at 8:48pm
Maureen
Maureen
I'm getting your book come hell or high water. You sound exactly like your sister.
November 2 at 4:15am
Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner
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Where We Have to Go... - Books - Winnipeg Free Press.
Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner
Source: www.nowtoronto.com
With her hands folded in front of her, standing in a dress of black and cascading gold ruffles and wearing dangly earrings, novelist Lauren Kirshner looked as if she was ready to go to prom.
Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner
Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner
Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner
Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner
Source: www.nowtoronto.com
Lucy’s got a lot to worry about. Her parents are breaking up, she’s too brainy to make it in the social scene and she’s stopped eating.
Karen

Karen Lauren: I am so proud of you. I have read some excerpts on line but will be first in line at the store tomorrow to pick up a copy.

Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner

Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner My experienceto.com interview. I talk about writing Toronto and why teenagehood's still on my mind.

Source: www.experienceto.com
This month Lauren Kirshner luminous novel Where We Have To Go hits bookshelves and she is receiving rave reviews for her sassy story of a girl named Lucy. Experience Toronto had the chance to chat with the Toronto author...
Teela
Teela
You're famous!! Riches to follow shortly. CAN'T WAIT for the launch.
June 13 at 7:55am
Lauren Freeman
Lauren Freeman
Can't wait to read the book. I'm going to buy it right now!
June 14 at 3:40am
Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner

Where We Have to Go by Lauren Kirshner My sister bought me a Flip camera for my birthday two days ago, and I love it because it has only three buttons which makes screwing up almost impossible. Tanner used the Flip to make this video of me opening my box of books. New books, birthday sunshine, superhero cat action...can I ask for anything more?!

Teela
Teela
Great birthday gift. That book looks thick!
June 11 at 6:12pm
Anita
Anita
How terrific Elaine L. got that box to you in time for your birthday!
June 12 at 8:48am
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