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Laura Caldwell

Laura Caldwell
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Laura Caldwell

Laura Caldwell is a Lawyer-turned-Author-turned-Born-Again-Lawyer. She is a former civil trial attorney, now Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Director of Life After Innocence, and published author of 10 novels and 1 nonfiction book.Laura began her writing career in women’s fiction and soon turned to mystery/thriller. Her first book, Burning the Map was voted as one of the best books the year by BarnesandNoble.com. Booklist declared “Caldwell is one of the most talented and inventive…writers around,” after the release of The Year of Living Famously and The Night I got Lucky. The release of her trilogy in... Read full bio

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September 20, 2010
Yesterday, Richard Daley announced he would not run again for mayor of Chicago. I was on the road, driving from my house on the...
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February 18, 2010
Writing Resolutions

It seems a lazy move to write at the end of the year about New Year
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February 18, 2010
Jason Pinter, a good writer friend, tweeted last week that he was "tinkering" with a manuscript. I tweeted back, "God is in the...
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February 18, 2010

I’m not a big fan of vilification, whether it's in fiction or in life. But more and...
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February 18, 2010
Life After Innocence client, Dean Cage, appeared on the Dr. Phil Show last week. During the show he got to meet the woman who...
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November 19, 2009
Well, its official - I'm writing four more Izzy books. I am into number four now. I don't have a title yet and can't decide if I...
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November 19, 2009
October was my month for travel. First, I went to Napa with girlfriends and bled the countryside of wine. Next, I went to the...
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Sep 27, 2010
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Everything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume will be released on April 14, 2009 in Trade Paperback
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Chicago Tribune, June 3, 2011
...m. in the Lake Room at the University Center (525 S. State St.) I will be interviewing author Laura Caldwell about her new book, "Long Way Home," as well as Jovan Mosley, the main character in the book, and Northwestern University school of Law senior...
Battle Creek Enquirer, April 5, 2011
...mystery author for the first time. This program is free and the public is invited. Michael Harvey and Laura Caldwell will discuss their novels, followed by a question and answer period and an autographing session. Michael Harvey is an author, journalist,...
PublishersWeekly.com, February 21, 2011
...started her endeavor into YA. So what logically follows a YA discussion?  Yep!  Sex and Death!  Sherrill Bodine, Laura Caldwell, Patricia Rosemoor, J.L. Wilson delved into their world of sex and intrigue while a sometimes tongue tied Tom Schreck tried...
Simply Stacie, October 4, 2011
...Title: Claim of Innocence (Izzy Mcneil Mysteries) Author: Laura Caldwell My Review: Amanda Miller was a beautiful young woman, one shining point in a long-time triumvirate of friends that included Bridget Shanahan and Valerie Solara. She had a handsome...
Happily Blended, September 30, 2011
...Critically Acclaimed Author Laura Caldwell EXPLORES HOW FORBIDDEN IS THE MOST FASCINATING   CLAIM OF INNOCENCE September 2011 Forbidden relationships are the most tempting. And the most dangerous.   CLAIM OF INNOCENCE is the...
A Sea of Books, September 27, 2011
...I have one (1) copy of Laura Caldwell's CLAIM OF INNOCENCE up for grabs. I recently rated this book 3.5 stars and this was my bottom line: "I enjoyed this book. I'd recommend CLAIM OF...
My Reading Room, July 11, 2011
...In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren. To see this weeks list of participants go here.I get a number of books that come in that I don't get to right away but deserve to be recognized on the blog so that is what I plan on doing. I received some great...
Change of Subject, June 3, 2011
...  in the Lake Room at the University Center  (525 S. State St.) I will be interviewing author Laura Caldwell about her new book, "Long Way Home," as well as Jovan Mosley, the main character in the book, and Northwestern University school of Law senior...
Change of Subject, June 3, 2011
...  in the Lake Room at the University Center  (525 S. State St.) I will be interviewing author Laura Caldwell about her new book, "Long Way Home," as well as Jovan Mosley, the main character in the book, and Northwestern University school of Law senior...