Laura Buchwald

Laura Buchwald is a New York City-based writer and editor who has spent a lot of time in New Orleans, where part of her first book, The Coat Check Girl, takes place. The book is the first in a trilogy and addresses themes of grief, found family, and overcoming the elements of our past that continue to haunt us, literally and metaphorically. Laura's strong belief in an afterlife—along with a healthy dose of questioning its existence—is part of what inspired the series.

The second installment, The Book of Reservations, comes out in December 2025 and addresses the same themes from a different perspective; where once the protagonist feared her ability to connect with the spirit world, in book two she comes to embrace it and see it as the gift it potentially is.

Laura is co-host of the podcast People Who Do Things, a series of conversations about writing and the creative process. She lives in New York City with her husband and dog and travels when she can for inspiration.