Lauren Markham, author portrait
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Lauren Markham

Lauren Markham is the author of the award-winning The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life. A US American of Greek heritage, she has been working with migrants for two decades, and writing about migration and other social issues in The New York Times Magazine, The Guardian, The New York Review of Books, and other publications. She lives in Berkeley, CA.
A Map of Future Ruins
The Far Away Brothers (Adapted for Young Adults)
The Far Away Brothers

Meet the Author: Lauren Markham (THE FAR AWAY BROTHERS)

What I'm Reading: Lauren Markham (author of THE FAR AWAY BROTHERS)

Books

A Map of Future Ruins
The Far Away Brothers (Adapted for Young Adults)
The Far Away Brothers

Media

Meet the Author: Lauren Markham (THE FAR AWAY BROTHERS)

What I'm Reading: Lauren Markham (author of THE FAR AWAY BROTHERS)

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