Author

Laura McBride is a writer and community college teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada. She appreciates the beautiful and explosive possibilities of her home town: a community in which the social boundaries are unusually fluid, and where she has witnessed the power of second chances. We Are Called To Rise is her first novel.

Essays by Laura

on raising kids in sin city, literary sofa
yaddo, yaddo bookanista
on reading virginia woolf read her blog inspired by my give group givetogether.org
five books to read before dying, the big issue
review of aimee bender novel, off the shelf
the page 69 test, campaign for american reader

Radio, TV, Print Interviews with Laura

people make beautiful choices, kclive am
simon mayo and laura, bbc radio2 book club
the las vegas where we live, knpr interview
on the radio, access utah
on one-book programs, books in common on reading together, KSJE radio
video interviews, helen: a literary mag
4 chats on writing, beverly’s book talk, news3
who needs a bad guy, csn radio show
what inspired me, s+s video
eleanor brown and i have a chat, b+n review
the book my mom left, s+s video
the prodigal daughter, american booksellers
illogical acts of love, reading agency
meet laura mcbride, the daily news
american dream in las vegas, noir nation
author interview, new asian writing
meet the author, the hoopla
a story never heard before, pw:pub weekly
a novel of redemption, ingram advance
our most opulent nowhere, pw:pub weekly
a novelist’s research, read her blog
for the pleasure, late night library

Articles about Laura

local author rises, lv review-journal
a writer’s edge, kirkus reviews
a las vegas story, usa today
csn professor follows dream csn news
intriguing people 2014 vegas seven