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Lauren Hough

LAUREN HOUGH was born in Germany and raised in seven countries, and West Texas. She's been an Air Force airman, a bartender, a bouncer, a construction laborer, a driver, a green-aproned barista, and a cable guy. She's the author of the New York Times bestselling essay collection, Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Granta, Texas Highways, Huffpost, and The Guardian. She's a writer at large for Texas Highways. She lives in Austin with a dog named Woody Guthrie.
Monster of a Land
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing

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Monster of a Land
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing

Books for Lesbian Visibility Day

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