Lauren Grodstein is the author of six novels, including the New York Times bestseller A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, the Washington Post Book of the Year THE EXPLANATION OF EVERYTHING, and her latest, WE MUST NOT THINK OF OURSELVES.

Lauren’s work has been translated into French, Turkish, German, Hebrew and other languages, and her essays and reviews have been widely published. She teaches in the MFA Program at Rutgers University-Camden and lives in New Jersey with her husband and children.

Books by Lauren Grodstein

The Explanation for Everything

by Lauren Grodstein - Fiction

College professor Andy Waite is picking up the pieces of a shattered life. Between his research in evolutionary biology and caring for his young daughters, his days are reassurringly safe, if a bit lonely. But when Melissa Potter --- charismatic, unpredictable and devout --- asks him to advise her study of intelligent design, he agrees. Suddenly, the world that Andy has fought to rebuild is rocked to its foundations.

Reproduction is the Flaw of Love: A Novel

by Lauren Grodstein