Laura Billings Coleman
creative content for the common good
Book Reviews
The Summer Before the War
Need something for your “Downtown Abbey” withdrawal? “Major Pettigrew” author Helen Simonson has just the right medicine.
Purls of Wisdom
Ann Hood’s new anthology “Knitting Pearls” helps explain why knitting is so often the life sport of the literary set: Novels and Norwegian mittens require hours of sitzfleisch, and provide proof that small amounts are cumulative…
Of Calves and Carnivores
Visiting a farm this fall? Catherine Friend, author of “The Compassionate Carnivore,” says connecting the dots between farm and table could be good for your health.
Recommended Reading
Beatlebone by Kevin Barry
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra
A Little History of the World by E. H. Gombrich
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890-1923 by RF Foster
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
The Tenth of December by George Saunders
Bio: Laura has been writing for national magazines, newspapers and new media since before it was called "content." A former columnist for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Mademoiselle and Mpls/St. Paul, her reporting and reviews have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Outside, Fast Company, SELF, Salon and many other publications.
Fun fact: Laura spent her formative years writing relationship advice in women’s magazines. Ask her anything. She’s here to help.