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Laura Zigman
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Laura Zigman

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Fiction, Humor and Comedy

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Laura Zigman is the author of five novels, including Separation Anxiety (which was optioned by Julianne Nicholson and the production company Wiip (Mare of Easttown) for a limited television series); Animal Husbandry (which was made into the movie Someone Like You, starring Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd), Dating Big Bird, Her, and Piece of Work. She has ghostwritten/collaborated on several works of non-fiction, including Eddie Izzard's New York Times bestseller, Believe Me; been a contributor to the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Huffington Post; produced a popular online series of animated videos called Annoying Conversations; and was the recipient of a Yaddo residency. Her sixth novel, Small World, will be published in January ...more

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Average rating: 3.31 · 19,221 ratings · 2,571 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors
Separation Anxiety
3.33 avg rating — 9,240 ratings — published 2020
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Small World
3.44 avg rating — 4,855 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions
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Animal Husbandry
3.31 avg rating — 2,435 ratings — published 1997 — 62 editions
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Dating Big Bird
3.02 avg rating — 1,409 ratings — published 1999 — 26 editions
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Her
2.90 avg rating — 721 ratings — published 2002 — 25 editions
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Piece of Work
3.05 avg rating — 450 ratings — published 2006 — 20 editions
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The Author Weekend
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“I know what it does to you, I know. Maybe that's why we hold on as hard as we do. We just can't believe that such a miracle can happen to us twice. But it can, someday you'll find it again.”
― Laura Zigman, Animal Husbandry
tags: faith, hope, lost-love, relationship
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“There are few things sadder in this life than watching someone walk away after they've left you. Watching the distance between your bodies expand until there's nothing but empty space and silence.”
― Laura Zigman, Animal Husbandry
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“Peaks and valleys. That's what life comes down to, in the end. Fucking geography.”
― Laura Zigman, Piece of Work
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