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Laurie Viera Rigler Warning: Living in Jane Austen's world can be habit forming.

Laurie Viera Rigler

Biography Laurie is the author of the novels CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT and RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT.  Having spent several years writing her first novel and reading all those proclamations about how aspiring novelists were more likely to win the lottery than ever get published, Laurie is passionate about encouraging other writers. She spent several years as a freelance book editor working with authors of fiction and nonfiction and now teaches classes in storytelling technique at Vroman’s, Southern California's oldest and largest independent bookstore.

In addition to teaching writing workshops, Laurie blogs for her own site, janeaustenaddict.com, and is a frequent guest blogger on various book and culture sites, including PBS.org's Remotely Connected.

Relationship

  • Married to Thomas Rigler.

Causes I Support

  • Smile Train

    First Book

    Reading For Kids

    Camel Book Drive

     National Resources Defense Council

Agents

  • Marly Rusoff

Contact Agents

Publishers

  • Dutton (hardcover), Plume (paperback)

Contact Publishers

  • For press inquiries, contact:
    Christine Ball
    Director of Publicity and Marketing
    Dutton
    375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
    (212) 366-2205
    Christine.Ball@us.penguingroup.com

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