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Lauren grew up in Monroe, CT, where her father owned a drugstore at which her mother was the pharmacist. She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut at Storrs, where she majored in psychology. She also has what she calls her “half-Masters” in English from Western Connecticut State University (five courses down, another five to go…someday!).

Throughout college, she worked semester breaks as a doughnut salesperson, a job that she swears gave her white lung disease from all the powdered sugar she breathed.

Upon graduation, she began work at the venerable independent spacebookseller, now sadly defunct as such, Klein’s of Westport. There, she bought and sold for the better part of 11 years.

In November 1994, Lauren left the bookstore to fina ...more

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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Lauren Baratz-Logsted When I first saw this question, I thought, 'There are no mysteries in my life. What could one be - Why is the cat so fluffy?' Which, come to think of …moreWhen I first saw this question, I thought, 'There are no mysteries in my life. What could one be - Why is the cat so fluffy?' Which, come to think of it, *is* a mystery, plus it could make a cute children's book. But then I remembered something:

My paternal grandparents were from the Ukraine. In 1921, my grandfather smuggled my grandmother - then pregnant with my father - and her sister out of the country in the back of a hay cart in order to avoid religious persecution. He had three brothers and sisters who were all killed. After he died, a postcard-like picture came into my possession. Sepia-toned, it depicts his three brothers in Cossack clothing (the leather boots are stunning), on the back of which is a handwritten message in gorgeous script. The mystery is that I've never been able to get it translated! Even when, around the turn of the millennium, a Ukrainian family moved in next door; the Ukrainian woman next door knew a languages professor at a local university and he couldn't help either. So the mystery remains: What does the message say??? Could it be: "The gold is buried in --"? Or something even more intriguing? Or maybe it's just "Don't forget we need more chickens"? I think now that I will never know, but I suspect there could be the basis of a good mystery novel there: a then-and-now story along the lines of Arturo Perez-Reverte's The Flanders Panel. (OK, since I'd be writing it instead of Arturo Perez-Reverte, it wouldn't be as good, but still.) (less)

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Lauren, when did you realize yourself as a writer? After writing first book, publishing , success or …? You know this feeling inside «I am truly a writer»

Lauren Baratz-Logsted When I was 12, I first got the idea that I had stories to tell that other people would want to hear, but it wasn't until 20 years later - when I was 3…moreWhen I was 12, I first got the idea that I had stories to tell that other people would want to hear, but it wasn't until 20 years later - when I was 32 - that I finally left my day job to take a chance on myself as a writer. After that, it took nearly eight years, with seven books written during that time, before I got my first publishing contract. Since then, I've had 40 books published. The great thing about writing is that no one can tell you that you can't do it. It doesn't mean you'll get published, but no one can ever make you stop writing. And if you do, maybe someday your publishing dreams will come true. Thanks for the question, Mariia! Good luck with your journey! (less)

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	The Twin's Daughter 3.68 avg rating — 2,231 ratings — published 2010 — 10 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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	The Thin Pink Line (Jane Taylor, #1) 3.32 avg rating — 1,704 ratings — published 2003 — 21 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
	The Education of Bet 3.56 avg rating — 1,572 ratings — published 2010 — 12 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
	Annie's Adventures (Sisters Eight, #1) by Lauren Baratz-Logsted (Goodreads Author), Lisa K. Weber (Illustrator), Greg Logsted (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,369 ratings — published 2008 — 16 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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	Durinda's Dangers (Sisters Eight, #2) by Lauren Baratz-Logsted (Goodreads Author), Lisa K. Weber (Illustrator), Greg Logsted 4.16 avg rating — 794 ratings — published 2008 — 22 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
	Georgia's Greatness (Sisters Eight, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 657 ratings — published 2009 — 14 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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This week at BiblioBuffet in my column known as "The Disrespectful Interviewer" I am Dissing Lisa McMann. If you scroll down, there's also a place to enter to win a free copy of Crazy Beautiful.Have a great week!

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Series by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

Sisters Eight (9 books)
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Greg Logsted,

Jackie Logsted,

Lisa K. Weber (Illustrator)

4.12 avg rating — 5,505 ratings

Jane Taylor (2 books)
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3.36 avg rating — 2,214 ratings

Nice Guy (2 books)
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3.37 avg rating — 815 ratings

Gatz Chronicles (2 books)
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Lauren Baratz-Logsted (Goodreads Author),

Jackie Logsted

3.57 avg rating — 681 ratings

The Adventures of Sherlock Bones (2 books)
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3.84 avg rating — 44 ratings

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“The world, I sometimes think, is filled with someone liking someone who likes someone else who likes someone else.”
― Lauren Baratz-Logsted, Crazy Beautiful

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“It is amazing how much you can see in other people - the good and the bad, we won't even talk about the ugly - if you just shut up and watch them.”
― Lauren Baratz-Logsted, Crazy Beautiful

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“There are two good reasons for being nice to the underdogs in this life. One, because if the underdog grows up to be the kind of person that starts shooting, you'll have a chance at survival. Two, because it's the right thing to do the third reason being that the wheel of fortune is always spinning, spinning. And just because you're at the top today doesn't mean it'll always be so. When you're at the bottom, you'll want someone to be there for you too.”
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message 6: by Lauren

Aug 05, 2013 07:32AM

Fans write every day asking me to write more Sisters 8 books and I'd love to, but it's up to the publisher, not me.

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message 5: by Emma

Aug 05, 2013 07:13AM

do you think someone will ask you to write a sisters 8 book again

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message 4: by Lauren

Aug 05, 2013 07:10AM

I always have fun writing books!

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message 3: by Emma

Aug 05, 2013 07:08AM

I have a question. do you write books for fun sometimes.

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message 2: by Lauren

Jan 27, 2013 05:57AM

Thanks, Emma. I'm glad you like The Sisters 8. However, the majority of my books are for teens or adults so I think the only other ones that would be appropriate at this time are those in the Hat City Middle School series. Thanks again!

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message 1: by Emma

Jan 27, 2013 05:12AM

I really like your Sisters Eight books so I brt I will like all of your books!

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