Leslie Larson's Reviews
Reviews of Leslie’s Work
Published by Publishers Weekly
“Delightful…Plenty of heart and humor.”
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Published by San Francisco Chronicle
“Larson masterfully interweaves themes with the story: of water and weightlessness; of stability and rocks; of addiction, love and lying; and of waking up to new consciousness. …....
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Published by AARP Magazine
“Tough-edged Cora Sledge, 82, is a reluctant resident of The Palisades nursing home—a prison [where] your only crime is you lived too long.” Her tell-all journal, recounting...
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Published by Boston Globe
“Leslie Larson gives an 82-year-old assisted living resident an unforgettable voice: caustic, profane, searingly honest….Cora Sledge is an unlikely heroine. She’s a widow, 82...
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Published by New York Times
“A kick….Reading [Cora’s]“journals,” as she reawakens, finds a friend and a paramour, and plots her escape, is a hoot.”
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About Leslie
Leslie Larson's novel, Slipstream (Random House/Shaye Areheart Books), was a BookSense Notable Book, a Target Breakout Book, finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Fiction, and winner of the Astraea Award for Fiction. Leslie has worked in publishing for...
Causes Leslie Larson Supports
Oxfam America
REDF
Macondo Foundation