Laurie Notaro

Laurie Notaro (born aft. 1960 in Brooklyn, New York) is a #1 New York Times best-selling^[1] American writer. Notaro was raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Journalism.^[2] Notaro was a columnist for ten years at The Arizona Republic.^[3] In October 2001, The Idiot Girls’ Action Adventure Club was picked up by Random House which resulted in eleven books. She is now with Simon & Schuster publishers with the Gallery imprint.^[4] Numerous articles, essays, and novels have followed. She currently lives in Eugene, Oregon with her husband.^[5]

Works

Novels

• There's a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell: A Novel of Sewer Pipes, Pageant Queens, and Big Trouble (May 29, 2007)
• Spooky Little Girl (April 13, 2010)
• "Crossing the Horizon" (October 4, 2016)

Essay collections

• The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life (July 2, 2002)
• Autobiography of a Fat Bride: True Tales of a Pretend Adulthood (July 8, 2003)
• I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies): True Tales of a Loudmouth Girl (June 8, 2004)
• We Thought You Would Be Prettier: True Tales of the Dorkiest Girl Alive (April 19, 2005)
• An Idiot Girl's Christmas: True Tales from the Top of the Naughty List (November 1, 2005)
• The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death: Reflections on Revenge, Germophobia, and Laser Hair Removal (June 24, 2008)
• It Looked Different on the Model: Epic Tales of Impending Shame and Infamy (July 26, 2011)
• The Potty Mouth at the Table (May 7, 2013)
• "Enter Pirates" Vintage Legends, (August, 2015)
• "Housebroken" (July, 2016)
• "Predictably Disastrous Results: Vintage Legends Volume II" (August 2016)

References

1. Amazon, retrieved on February 9, 2009.
2. Johnson, E.I. "Laurie Notaro- Journalist and New York Times and best-selling author of The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Club". Up Close & Personal. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
3. Johnson, E.I. "Laurie Notaro- Journalist and New York Times and best-selling author of The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Club". Up Close & Personal. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
4. Johnson, E.I. "Laurie Notaro- Journalist and New York Times and best-selling author of The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Club". Up Close & Personal. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
5. "Laurie Notaro". Retrieved 11 March 2015.

External links

• Laurie's Blog
• Laurie Notaro. Facebook Page.
• Laurie Notaro. Twitter Page
• Laurie Notaro. The Bent Agency