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Laura Bonazzoli

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Born

The United States

Website

https://www.laurabonazzoli.com/

Genre

Fiction, Historical Fiction

Influences

Anton Chekhov, Henry James, Anita Brookner, Tim O'Brien, Marilynne Rob ...more

Member Since

February 2022

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Laura Bonazzoli's historical novel, Our Share of Morning, was published in September 2025 by Sibylline Press. Readers' Favorite gave it five stars, Kirkus gave it their "Get it!" endorsement, and the Midwest Book Review praised it as "an extraordinary and engaging read from beginning to end." Laura's novel-in-stories, Consecration Pond, was published by indie press Toad Hall Editions in 2022. Publishers Weekly praised the collection as "poetic and introspective," with "voice-driven stories" that "leave a haunting impression."

Laura has also published short fiction, essays, and poetry in more than thirty literary magazines, including Connecticut River Review, Northern New England Review, and Naugatuck River Review, as well as in several anth ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 37 ratings · 9 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Consecration Pond: A novel in stories 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wait: Poems from the Pandemic by Jeri Theriault (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Kifah Abdulla (Contributor), Samaa Abdurraqib (Contributor) 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Share of Morning: A Novel 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Laura Bonazzoli rated a book really liked it The Selected Letters of John Keats by Lionel Trilling	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Extraordinarily helpful introductory essay from Lionel Trilling exploring, among other aspects of Keats' work and beliefs, his idea of negative capability. I also found the footnotes in this volume quite helpful. As for the letters themselves, knowle ...more
Dec 21, 2025 09:25AM · like · see review
Laura Bonazzoli answered Goodreads's question: What’s the best thing about being a writer? For me, the best thing about being a writer is giving myself a space to explore my own questions about the experience of being alive. And of course I'm always thrilled when I learn that my explorations in fiction have spoken to someone else who has t See Full Answer
Sep 23, 2025 08:34AM · like
Laura Bonazzoli made a comment on Leecia’s status in Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall " Glad you brought this to my attention. Published in 2009, but I've never heard of it, and I love his work. ...more "
Aug 03, 2025 10:14AM
Laura Bonazzoli made a comment on Leecia’s status in Naked on the Bench: My Adventures in Pianoland " Sounds really good! "
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Laura Bonazzoli rated a book really liked it Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porter	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Laura Bonazzoli rated a book liked it Leaving Home by Anita Brookner	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I've read more than a dozen of Brookner's 24 novels, and this one, the second-to-last she wrote, felt a bit like a rerun. The dead or ailing parents, the passive narrator, the domineering friend, the casual, dispassionate relationship with a distant ...more
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Laura Bonazzoli rated a book liked it Leaving Home by Anita Brookner	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I've read more than a dozen of Brookner's 24 novels, and this one, the second-to-last she wrote, felt a bit like a rerun. The dead or ailing parents, the passive narrator, the domineering friend, the casual, dispassionate relationship with a distant ...more
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Laura Bonazzoli rated a book really liked it The London Train by Tessa Hadley	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This novel is composed of two distinct stories, The London Train, which is in Paul's point of view, and Only Children, which is in Cara's point of view. Eventually, within Only Children, the two stories connect. I didn't like Paul--I'm not sure we're ...more
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Laura Bonazzoli rated a book liked it Discipline by Debra Spark (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Laura Bonazzoli rated a book really liked it The Liar (1888) by Henry James (2016-04-12) by Unknown Author	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The plot of this novella is deceptively simple--upon closer study, the reader realizes how carefully it has been constructed. The characters are psychologically complex, especially the main character, a painter, who has long been in love with the wif ...more
Aug 03, 2025 09:28AM · like · see review