Laura Barnett (born 1982)[1] is a British journalist, author and theatre critic.[2]

Early life

Barnett 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

Barnett 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

  • 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

Barnett is married, and lives in London.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Laura Barnett – Greene & Heaton". greeneheaton.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Akbar, Arifa (15 June 2017). "Greatest Hits by Laura Barnett – review". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "Debut author evening, Waterstones Cambridge, Thursday 2 July – Laura Barnett: Author and Journalist". laura-barnett.co.uk. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Interview with Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us". Foyles. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Shaffi, Sarah (26 September 2014). "W&N wins auction for Barnett". The Bookseller. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  7. 1 2 Cowdrey, Katherine (23 January 2017). "Laura Barnett's new book Salvage to W&N". The Bookseller. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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