Lauren Francis-Sharma

Lauren Francis-Sharma is also the author of the critically acclaimed novel ’Til the Well Runs Dry. She resides near Washington, DC with her husband and two children and is the assistant director of the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference.

Truth and Reconciliation:
Ten Books That Explore South Africa’s Identity

Lauren Francis-Sharma Recommends Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, J. M. Coetzee, Mohale Mashigo, and More

February 11, 2025 By Lauren Francis-Sharma

Lauren Francis-Sharma:
‘What if the Facts Aren’t the Facts at All?’

On Writers of Color Confronting Historical Fiction

May 22, 2020 By Lauren Francis-Sharma

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