Acute anorexia, self-mutilation, dysfunctional families and the death of a childhood friend—returning to psychological minefields akin to those explored in Speak ...

'He believed that communion could be jelly doughnuts and black coffee as easily as it could be bread and wine,' Anderson wrote of her father. Photo by Joyce TennesonCentral New York author Laurie ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anderson first wrote about sexual assault and its aftermath in the groundbreaking, award-winning fictional novel Speak (loosely ...

"I’m worried about you. I’m scared that you’re getting sick," a friend texted me, what seemed like a lifetime ago. After my first major breakup, my chronic depression was at its worst. I lost weight, ...

American author Laurie Halse Anderson is the winner of the 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest children’s book prize, with the laureate receiving five million Swedish kronor (more ...

2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award winner Laurie Halse Anderson has pledged $100,000 of her prize money to PEN America in support of the organization’s efforts to combat censorship. Anderson is ...

Children’s and young adult author Laurie Halse Anderson, first recognized for her New York Times bestselling novel Speak, will visit Rochester Institute of Technology. Anderson will discuss finding ...

Laurie Halse Anderson is done staying silent. She's done whispering. She's done speaking. Now, she's shouting. In her forthcoming poetic memoir, SHOUT, the beloved young adult author of Speak writes ...

Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson has entered the superhero universe. Known for her influential young adult titles (such as Speak, Catalyst, and Fever 1793), Anderson’s new graphic novel, ...

Last month, author Laurie Halse Anderson set out on tour in celebration of her new YA book, Shout (Viking), a memoir in verse about surviving sexual assault. This year also marks the 20th anniversary ...