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Laura Lippman | The Past Stalks the Present
Author Guest / July 25, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? PROM MOM 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Twenty years ago, a girl gave birth to a baby during a high school prom. The baby died, the girl’s life was upended. Now she’s returned home – and starts stalking her clueless date from that night, who’s now happily married. Or is he? 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I set most of my work in my hometown of Baltimore, the darker stories tend to be set in the suburbs. This is a very suburban story. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? No, but I would definitely buy art from her gallery. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Intelligent, obsessive, determined. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned quite a bit about Class B and Class C commercial real estate. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? Sort of both? I try to write straight through, over and over again, but sometimes I allow myself to edit if I’m stuck. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? I have so many, but…