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Laurie Frankel

ろーりー・ふらんける

Rōrī Furankuru

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
United States, American
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
novelist, essayist, public speaker
Active Years
2009-2024

Awards

Washington State Book Award
Organization: Washington Center for the Book
Result: won
Endeavour Award
Work: Goodbye for Now
Category: Science Fiction
Organization: Oregon Science Fiction Conventions
Result: won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Atlas of Love

2009 novel

Goodbye for Now

2012 novel

A novel of love, grief and digital resurrection.

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This Is How It Always Is

2017 novel

A fictional account of a large family of five boys, the youngest of whom becomes a girl.

transgenderfamilygender transition

One, Two, Three

2021 novel

Family Family

2024 novel

Bibliography

  • The Atlas of Love (2009), Goodbye for Now (2012), This Is How It Always Is (2017), One, Two, Three (2021), Family Family (2024)

Legacy

American novelist and advocate for transgender rights. Gained prominence with her novel based on her daughter's gender transition.

Trivia

  • Her daughter transitioned from male to female in first grade.
  • Her essay 'From He to She in First Grade' published in the New York Times' Modern Love column stirred controversy.