Laura Leffler
Author Interview - Laura Leffler
Author of Tell Them You Lied
Two New York artists' tumultuous friendship gets turned on its head when one of them goes missing and the other may be to blame.
Author Interview - Laura Leffler
Author I draw inspiration from:
Megan Abbott, Lisa Jewell, Donna Tartt
Author Interview - Laura Leffler | Author I Draw Inspiration From
Favorite place to read a book:
The beach!
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with:
Niche, but Vivienne Volker from Emmalea Russo's VIVIENNE, a fictional surrealist artist who lived in Paris and had a relationship with real life artist Hans Bellmer. By the time the book begins, she is an old woman living with her daughter and granddaughter in a fabulously ramshackle house in rural Pennsylvania and her artwork is about to be rediscovered, which leads to the exposure of her secrets. Russo created such a stylist, smart octogenarian artist and I wanted to know everything about her.
Author Interview - Laura Leffler | Book Character I’d Like to be Stuck in an Elevator With
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author:
When I was in 4th grade, I wrote a poem that I realized was pretty good. It was a way for me to process my big feelings and share them, since I was excruciatingly shy as a child.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook:
All of the above! The only con is that I can't dogear and highlight on audio.
The last book I read:
Re-reading Lisa Jewell's NONE OF THIS IS TRUE. Five stars, so good. I want to know how she did it.
Author Interview - Laura Leffler | The Last Book I Read
Pen & paper or computer:
I handwrite write notes and thoughts and ideas in a notebook, which is sloppy and disorganized, and I do my real writing on a computer. I can type faster than I can handwrite, and I rely on spell check!
Book character I think I’d be best friends with:
Vivienne! I would follow her around like a puppy.
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a:
I worked in art galleries for most of my adult life, but maybe I'd like to be a professor (if I could get over my stage fright).
Favorite decade in fashion history:
Place I’d most like to travel:
Japan! I want to see the cities and eat the food and experience the culture.
My signature drink:
Champagne!
Favorite artist:
El Anatsui
Number one on my bucket list:
Publishing my debut novel
Find more from the author:
Instagram @laura.leffler
Facebook @laurasleffler
Substack @thisdebutlife
Bluesky @lauraleffler.bsky.social
Threads @laura.leffler
About Laura Leffler:
Author Interview - Laura Leffler
Laura Leffler is a writer and art historian who builds stories within the strange and wonderful--and sometimes terrifying--art world. After receiving a master’s degree in post-war art, she spent more than a decade working in commercial galleries, doing everything from art fairs sales to condition reporting and logistics. Along the way, she witnessed more of that glittering world’s dark underbelly than she thought possible. She currently lives in Colorado with her family. Tell Them You Lied is her first novel.
