Caroline Leavitt is an American novelist. She is the ''New York Times'' bestselling author of ''Is This Tomorrow'' and ''Pictures of You'', as well as 8 other novels, including ''Cruel Beautiful World'' and ''With or Without You..'' Leavitt is the recipient of a

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Award in Fiction, and a Goldenberg Fiction Prize. She was also a

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Nominee in Personal Essay, a finalist in the Nickelodeon Screenwriting Awards, and a finalist in the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. A book critic for ''

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'', The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' and ''

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'', she has also published in ''

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'', and more. ''Cruel Beautiful World'' was named one of the Best Books of the Year by BlogCritics and by The Pulpwood Queens. ''Pictures of You'' was named one of the Best Books of the year by the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', ''The Providence Journal'', ''Bookmarks'', and one of the top five books by ''Kirkus Reviews''. ''Is This Tomorrow'' was named one of the Best Books of the Year by ''January'' magazine, and was long-listed for the Maine Prize, as well as being a Jewish Book Council BookClub Pick. She lives in

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with the music journalist and author

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and has a grown actor/writer son.

Bibliography

* ''With or Without You'' * ''Cruel Beautiful World'' * ''Is This Tomorrow'' * ''Pictures of You'' * ''Girls In Trouble'' * ''Coming Back To Me'' * '' Living Other Lives'' * ''Into Thin Air'' * ''Family'' * ''Jealousies'' * ''Lifelines'' * ''Meeting Rozzy Halfway'' * ''The Wrong Sister''

References

External links

Author's website
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