Lara Tupper

writer/crooner/teacher

novel
based on the life of Paul Gauguin
Memoir
music
my debut EP
debut Novel
“A one-of-a-kind book, fascinating and honest.”
--Joan Silber, National Book Award nominee, Ideas of Heaven
"Wonderful and incisive, A Thousand and One Nights tells us in a new way what it means to be young and American. Tupper casts a keen, intelligent eye on the contemporary world, its multitude of fakeries and deceits, providing us with a witty, poignant, wholly worthwhile read."— Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout

"This is a moving and accomplished first novel.”
--Jim Shepard, 2007 National Book Award nominee, Like You'd Understand, Anyway


"Add [this] title to your must-read list."--The Sacramento Bee

"...shrewdly observed..."--The Boston Globe


"Both an off-kilter take on the conventional coming-of-age tale and a sly commentary on the underbelly of celebrity culture, this truly original book is basically uncategorizable—blissfully so."--Elle.com

"Funny and insightful and told in prose as resilient as Karla's spirit. Keep an eye on Lara Tupper; she is sure to go far." --Rebecca Oppenheimer, National Book Critics' Circle member



Lara Tupper is the author of A Thousand and One Nights (Harcourt), a novel about singers at sea. Her work has appeared in Six-Word Memoirs on Love and Heartbreak (Harper Perennial), The Believer, fivechapters and other literary magazines. A jazz/​pop singer, Lara has crooned in a number of Middle Eastern and Asian cities and now performs with Luke and Lara, a Berkshire-based duo. She taught writing at Rutgers University for nearly a decade and now presents writing workshops at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. She is a member of the Authors Guild and the BMIFC (Barry Manilow International Fan Club). Please see MUSIC CALENDAR and AUTHOR EVENTS for her upcoming gigs, readings and writing classes.


"Both an off-kilter take on the conventional coming-of-age tale and a sly commentary on the underbelly of celebrity culture, this truly original book is basically uncategorizable—blissfully so."--Elle.com

"Funny and insightful and told in prose as resilient as Karla's spirit. Keep an eye on Lara Tupper; she is sure to go far." --Rebecca Oppenheimer, National Book Critics' Circle

This book is guaranteed to make you warmer.

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