Author Archives: Lauren Stoker

She’s the best-selling author of The Keeper of Lost Things, among other works of wonder. Ruth has a truly amazing ear and eye for language, a unique “voice” to be cherished. I just finished Queenie Malone’s Paradise Hotel and am utterly smitten. It’s one of my favorite novels of the decade: hilariously funny and poignantContinue reading “Shout out for my new favorite author, Ruth Hogan!”

Just released January 25, 2022: Chicken Soup for the Soul’s new book: Believe in Angels. Check out a copy to read my (true) story, “A Miraculous Save.”

As the cover to Alternative Deathiness suggests, life is but a dance with death—a topic all of us are familiar with and too often want to avoid. This is not a volume to avoid.  Alternative Deathiness is a fantastic selection of short stories and poetry that includes works by veteran writers such as best-selling authorContinue reading “The fitting finish to a Deathy year …”

My short story, “To Womb It May ConCERN,” was published December 10, 2021 at Page & Spine: https://pagespineficshowcase.com/outta-this-world/to-womb-it-may-concern-lauren-stoker. Thank you, Nancy Wagner, for liking my weird sense of humor!

Great rave from N.K. Wagner, editor of Page & Spine! “Laurie, Blood Will Out (With the Proper Solvent) came last Saturday and I couldn’t put it down! Great characters and an intriguing plot. So many giggle-worthy puns. Finished it Monday morning, and I was bereft. I want more! Please write more. Nancy” (Oct. 15, 2021)

long con magazine, a Canadian journal, just published a story of mine August 31, 2021 in its Issue 8 (under my birth name): longconmag.com/issue-8. It’s an ekphrastic piece based on Degas’ painting of the same title: “The Glass of Absinthe.” Back in my UCSB days, as an art history major, the painting was one ofContinue reading “New story published”

New price–only $19.95! (Such a deal. ) This is a beautiful, case laminate hardback with a glossy cover (and no dust jacket to hassle with). (Limited time offer)

Today, July 30, 2021, my comic fantasy went live on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578924536 In a more perfect world, what would it take to bring down corporate culprits bent on pillaging an ancient forest?  In this one—a werewolf attorney, a vampire baroness, and a royal drop-out with more than a bit of magic on their side.  WhatContinue reading “My new book is live!”