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Elise Hooper

Elise Hooper
A New Englander by birth (and at heart), Elise lives with her husband and two young daughters in Seattle, where she teaches history and literature. The Other Alcott was her first novel.


With the Olympics Canceled, There’s Plenty of Time to Read Up on Heroic Moments in Sports

A Reading List From Elise Hooper, From the Waves to the Rink
May 22, 2020  By Elise Hooper
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The Ubiquity of Little Women: 11 Books Inspired by the March Family

If You Weren't Excited Enough About the Movie...
December 20, 2019  By Elise Hooper
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Louisa May Alcott: A Difficult Woman Who Got Things Done

On Writing the Alcott Sisters, in All Their Complexity
September 25, 2017  By Elise Hooper
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