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Elise Hooper

Elise Hooper
A native New Englander, Elise Hooper spent several years writing for television and online news outlets before getting a MA and teaching high-school literature and history. Her debut novel The Other Alcott was a nominee for the 2017 Washington Book Award. Three more novels—Learning to See, Fast Girls, and Angels of the Pacific—followed, all centered on the lives of extraordinary but overlooked historical women. Her next book, The Library of Lost Dollhouses is inspired by a dollhouse that’s been in her family for five generations. Elise lives in Seattle with her husband and two daughters.


More Than Just a Toy: What an Old Dollhouse Taught Me About Storytelling and Family

Elise Hooper: “In a world that feels increasingly troubling and out of control, the dollhouse is where my mother and I are at our best together.”
April 3, 2025  By Elise Hooper
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In Lieu of the Olympics:
A Reading List For Your Sports Fix

From the Track to the Sea to the Hard Courts of Vegas, Elise Hooper Has Some Recommendations
July 8, 2020  By Elise Hooper
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