Nina LaCour on Finding a Story in Her Own Backyard
On Long Walks, Routines, and the Strange and Wonderful Joy of Writing a Book
November 16, 2023
By Nina LaCour
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Nina LaCour
Nina LaCour is the bestselling and award-winning author of the acclaimed young adult novels We Are Okay , which received the Printz Award and was selected by Time Magazine as one of its 100 Best YA Books of All Time, Hold Still, The Disenchantments, and Everything Leads to You , as well as the adult novel Yerba Buena. Born and raised in the East Bay, LaCour crossed the bridge to receive her undergraduate degree from San Francisco State University and then crossed back to Oakland to receive an MFA in Creative Writing at Mills College. She now lives in San Francisco with her wife and their daughter.
On Setting YA Aside to Write a Novel for Adults
Nina LaCour on “Growing Up” Through Fiction
May 31, 2022
By Nina LaCour
