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Laura Sims

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Born

in Waterville, Maine, The United States

Website

http://www.laurasims.net/

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Genre

Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

Member Since

September 2007

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Laura Sims’s third novel, THE MAN, is due out from Putnam in July of 2026. Her novels HOW CAN I HELP YOU (2023) and LOOKER (2019) have been on Best Books lists in The New York Times, Vogue, People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Real Simple, Publishers Weekly, and more. An award-winning poet, Sims has published four poetry collections; her essays and poems have appeared in The New Republic, Boston Review, Lit Hub, and Electric Lit. She lives in New Jersey, where she works part-time as a children’s librarian.

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Laura Sims’s books

Average rating: 3.3 · 23,344 ratings · 4,393 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	How Can I Help You 3.40 avg rating — 15,179 ratings — published 2023 — 13 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
	Looker 3.07 avg rating — 7,861 ratings — published 2019 — 20 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
	Practice, Restraint 4.15 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2005	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
	Stranger 4.41 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	My god is this a man 4.25 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Staying Alive 3.91 avg rating — 33 ratings — 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
	The Man 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 6 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 WILLIAM AND MARY REVIEW Vol. 33 1995 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Marbling (Weekend Crafter) by Laura Sims (2002-09-26) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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 liked Brielle Weber's review of The Man: "The Man is about a woman, Judith Stanley, a photography student that keeps seeing a man in all her self portraits. It’s based on real life stalking cases from the 1960s, but it is also about so much more than that. “Photography is art, and art can be " Read more of this review »
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Laura and 1 other person liked Mayleen's review of The Man: "Creative and intense. Kept me on edge throughout. Will be recommending it to patrons. "
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Laura liked Meg L.'s review of The Man: "I haven't read such a riveting, smart, and richly layered psychological thriller in a very long time. Truly an original, truly disturbing, and intensely thought-provoking. Highly recommend for book clubs. There's so much to discuss! I won't forget TH" Read more of this review »
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Laura and 2 other people liked Eman Elkwisni's review of The Man: "The Man by Laura Sims was so riveting, I couldn’t put it down. This story lingered long after I finished, leaving me deep in thought. We follow Judith Stanley, a housewife with a passion for photography, as she navigates past trauma while taking a ph" Read more of this review »
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Such a great book that I had to read it over and over and over and over...and over again. And now I'm done. I hope you enjoy it! ...more
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“Men can never keep their violence to themselves.”
― Laura sims, How Can I Help You

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“But wouldn't it make us sisters, the actress and me? Wouldn't it be an act of communion with her, in the end? Could I ever make her see it that way?”
― Laura Sims, Looker

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“Her look makes me feel as if she's turning me over in her hands, inspecting my spine and pages for wear, thumbing my table of contents. Or what she thinks is my table of contents.”
― Laura Sims, How Can I Help You

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Polls

Time to vote on Octobers Members Choice book. Poll will stay open until September 17th.

Good luck to all nominees...

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

12 votes, 41.4%

Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles

8 votes, 27.6%

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

4 votes, 13.8%

The Girls in the Stilt House by Kelly Mustian

2 votes, 6.9%

Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee

1 vote, 3.4%

How Can I Help You by Laura Sims

1 vote, 3.4%

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

1 vote, 3.4%

29 total votes

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