Laura Barnett (born 1982)[1] is a British journalist, author and theatre critic.[2]
Early life
editBarnett was educated at Lady Margaret School in Parsons Green, Fulham, London,[3] followed by Spanish and Italian at Clare College, Cambridge, and newspaper journalism at City, University of London.[1][4]
Career
editBarnett has written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Daily Telegraph and Time Out.[5][1]
In 2014, Barnett published Advice from the Players, collected advice from actors for those hoping to pursue a theatrical career.[5] It is being translated into 14 languages.[5]
Her first novel was The Versions of Us.[6][5] It sold over 240,000 copies in the UK, and has been translated into 25 languages.[7]
Her second novel is Greatest Hits.[5][3] Her third will be Salvage.[7]
Selected publications
edit- Advice from the Players (Nick Hern Books, 2014)[1]
- The Versions of Us (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2016)[1]
- Greatest Hits (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2017)[1]
- Salvage (TBA)
Personal life
editBarnett is married, and lives in London.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Laura Barnett – Greene & Heaton". greeneheaton.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ Akbar, Arifa (15 June 2017). "Greatest Hits by Laura Barnett – review". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Laura Barnett 'Greatest Hits' Q&A at Nomad Books, London – Thursday 13 July, 7.30 pm – Laura Barnett: Author and Journalist". laura-barnett.co.uk. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Debut author evening, Waterstones Cambridge, Thursday 2 July – Laura Barnett: Author and Journalist". laura-barnett.co.uk. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Interview with Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us". Foyles. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ Shaffi, Sarah (26 September 2014). "W&N wins auction for Barnett". The Bookseller. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ a b Cowdrey, Katherine (23 January 2017). "Laura Barnett's new book Salvage to W&N". The Bookseller. Retrieved 18 March 2019.