Laura Benedict

Female

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
cincinnati and louisville
About Me:
Still a thriller writer-chick. My second novel, Calling Mr. Lonely Hearts, is now available from Ballantine Books and Brilliance audio. I also co-edit Surreal South, a series anthology of short fiction, with my husband, writer Pinckney Benedict. My work as appeared in EQMM and other anthologies. I occasionally still review books for The Grand Rapids Press in Michigan. I live in Carbondale, IL, which is nowhere near Chicago. I hope you'll check out my website to learn more about me and my work--also my blog, Notes From the Handbasket. Thanks for visiting my page!
I Am A:
Writer
Website:
http://www.laurabenedict.com
Books And Authors I Like:
Joyce Carol Oates, Patricia Highsmith, Dean Koontz, Oscar Wilde, Angela Carter, Stephen King, Fay Weldon, Allison Brennan, CJ Lyons, Kelli Stanley, Jordan Dane, Lee Child, Richard Matheson, Shirley Jackson, Dashiell Hammett, Neil Gaiman, all the Brontes, that clever person who wrote Beowulf...so many more!
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
Dexter, The Tudors, Rebecca, Project Runway, Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Cinderella (Korean Horror Film), The Abandoned, Dirty Jobs, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Audrey Rose, Rosemary's Baby (do I see a flora theme here?)...again so many more.

Comment Wall:

  • Jack Getze

    Hrothgar looks like a mighty fine lab. I have a chocolate lab named Murphy. His dog hair is so thick in my pickup, no one will ride with me but him.
    Congrats on the thrillers coming out!

    Mar 6, 2007

  • Sandra Ruttan

    When I go to conferences I get called perky. I go into Energizer Bunny mode. I figure I can sleep when I die...

    Congrats on the book! Sounds like you have a lot of stuff going on!

    Mar 8, 2007

  • Laura Benedict

    Lots of stuff, but It's all in that slow start-up phase now. Trying to get some work done in the meanwhile. Will you be at Thrillerfest?

    Mar 8, 2007

  • Bill Cameron

    Hi, Laura. I just thought I'd mention I'm originally a Cinci boy myself, but it's been lo these many years...

    Mar 9, 2007

  • Christa M. Miller

    A return thanks for friending me, Laura. Looking forward to getting to know you!

    Mar 10, 2007

  • Tribe

    I didn't know you were an Ohio person...I thought I was the only one here with that disadvantage.

    Mar 10, 2007

  • Laura Benedict

    Hey--I don't think of it as Ohio-capped, but Ohio-capable!

    Mar 10, 2007

  • Victor Gischler

    Laura,

    I'd love to hear more about the anthology Srreal South.

    Spill, lady.

    Mar 11, 2007

  • Laura Benedict

    Hey, I put details on your page--did you see?

    Mar 11, 2007

  • Laura Benedict

    I wonder why I keep addressing people with "hey?" I have to stop that!

    Mar 11, 2007

  • Jennifer Jordan

    Hey! It's a good way to draw attention amidst all the chaos.

    Mar 11, 2007

  • Laura Benedict

    Then as one of the several Queens of Entropy, I feel so validated! Thanks, Jennifer!

    Mar 11, 2007

  • Laura Benedict

    Give me a shout if you're in the neighborhood. Carbondale is kind of a sweet place, though we live in the country environs. My honey teaches at SIU--but we ain't makin' no SIU babies of our own!

    Mar 15, 2007

  • David Corbett

    Dear Laura: Oh, if only you truly were at the bottom of the pile, and the room was dark, and we were young . . .

    Mar 19, 2007