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Lauren Wolk

Lauren Wolk

  • 5 stars across 4 books
After graduating from Brown University in 1981 with a degree in English literature, Lauren Wolk spent a year as a writer with the Battered Women's Project of the St. Paul American Indian Center, and then worked as both an editor and an English teacher. Since 2007, she has been the Associate Director of the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. She is an award-winning poet and also a visual artist.
Wolf Hollow is set in western Pennsylvania where her family roots run deep. Both of her parents were raised in that area, her mother on a farm and in a family that served as the inspiration for the novel.
30th June 2016

Wolf Hollow

Harper Lee has a worthy successor. Wolk is a big new talent - The TimesAnnabelle has lived in Wolf Hollow all her life: ... MoreWolf Hollow

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7th May 2020

Echo Mountain

'Harper Lee has a worthy successor. Wolk is a big new talent' The Times 'Lyrical, timeless . . . A luscio... MoreEcho Mountain

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Beyond the Bright Sea

'Harper Lee has a worthy successor. Wolk is a big new talent' - The TimesCrow has lived her whole life on a tiny, starkl... MoreBeyond the Bright Sea

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7th July 2022

My Own Lightning

'Harper Lee has a worthy successor. Wolk is a big new talent' The Times'It is a magical thing to step into a world creat... MoreMy Own Lightning

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