Caroline Leavitt is an American novelist.

Biography

Leavitt is the ''New York Times'' bestselling author of ''Is This Tomorrow'' and ''Pictures of You'', as well as 8 other novels, including ''Cruel Beautiful World'' and ''With or Without You.'' Leavitt is the recipient of a

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Fellowship in Fiction, and an honorable mention for the Goldenberg Fiction Prize. She was also a

National Magazine Award The National Magazine Awards, also known as the Ellie Awards, honor print and digital publications that consistently demonstrate superior execution of editorial objectives, innovative techniques, noteworthy enterprise and imaginative design. Or ...

Nominee in Personal Essay, a finalist in the Nickelodeon Screenwriting Awards, and a finalist in the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. A book critic for ''

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'', The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' and ''

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'', she has also published in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''More'', ''

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Parenting Parenting or child rearing promotes and supports the physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and educational development from infancy to adulthood. Parenting refers to the intricacies of raising a child and not exclusively for a biologica ...

'', and more. ''Cruel Beautiful World'' was named one of the Best Books of the Year by BlogCritics and by The Pulpwood Queens. ''Pictures of You'' was named one of the Best Books of the year by the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', ''The Providence Journal'', ''Bookmarks'', and one of the top five books by ''Kirkus Reviews''. ''Is This Tomorrow'' was named one of the Best Books of the Year by ''January'' magazine, and was long-listed for the Maine Prize, as well as being a Jewish Book Council BookClub Pick. She lives in

Hoboken, New Jersey Hoboken ( ; ) is a City (New Jersey), city in Hudson County, New Jersey, Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Hoboken is part of the New York metropolitan area and is the site of Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub. As of the ...

with the music journalist and author

Jeff Tamarkin Jeff Tamarkin is an American editor, author and historian specializing in music and popular culture. Career For 15 years Tamarkin was editor of '' Goldmine'', a magazine for record and CD collectors. Prior to that, he served as the first editor o ...

and has a grown actor/writer son.

Bibliography

* ''Days of Wonder'' * ''With or Without You'' * ''Cruel Beautiful World'' * ''Is This Tomorrow'' * ''Pictures of You'' * ''Girls In Trouble'' * ''Coming Back To Me'' * '' Living Other Lives'' * ''Into Thin Air'' * ''Family'' * ''Jealousies'' * ''Lifelines'' * ''Meeting Rozzy Halfway'' * ''The Wrong Sister''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leavitt, Caroline Living people People from Waltham, Massachusetts Writers from Hoboken, New Jersey Novelists from Massachusetts American women novelists 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American novelists 21st-century American women writers Novelists from New Jersey Year of birth missing (living people)