Collections#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Sweetest Hours: Love Stories…of a Kind |
2006 |
Buy |
Hallie Palmer Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Beginner’s Luck |
2003 |
Buy |
| Heart’s Desire |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Big Shuffle |
2006 |
Buy |
| Best Bet |
2009 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Play Money |
1991 |
Buy |
| Street-Smart Career Guide: A Step-by-Step Program for Your Career Development |
1993 |
Buy |
| Buffalo Gal: A Memoir |
2008 |
Buy |
| Buffalo Unbound: A Celebration |
2010 |
Buy |
| Planes, Trains, and Auto-Rickshaws: A Journey Through Modern India |
2012 |
Buy |
| Life In New York: How I Learned to Love Squeegee Men, Token Suckers, Trash Twisters, and Subway Sharks |
2015 |
Buy |
| A Theory of Everything Else: Essays |
2020 |
Buy |
Picture Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Unplugged: Ella Gets Her Family Back |
2012 |
Buy |
| Ava’s Adventure |
2014 |
Buy |
| Wanda’s Better Way |
2017 |
Buy |
| Dana Digs In |
2020 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Going Away Party |
1999 |
Buy |
| Last Call |
2003 |
Buy |
| Fool’s Mate |
2011 |
Buy |
Laura Pedersen is an American author with a varied career that includes fiction, children’s books, and non-fiction. She first gained attention with Play Money (1991), a memoir about her time as the youngest person to hold a seat on the American Stock Exchange. From there, her writing branched into novels, starting with Going Away Party (1999) and the Hallie Palmer series beginning with Beginner’s Luck (2003).
Her non-fiction includes the memoir Buffalo Gal (2008), the travel book Planes, Trains, and Auto-Rickshaws (2012), and several titles about life in New York and her hometown of Buffalo. She has also written children’s picture books, including Unplugged: Ella Gets Her Family Back (2012) and several others. Pedersen’s style across all her work leans toward wit and warmth, whether she’s writing about suburban life, world travel, or Wall Street.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Laura Pedersen written?
Laura Pedersen has written nineteen books across five series.
What was Laura Pedersen's first book?
Laura Pedersen’s first book is Play Money, published in 1991.
What is the Hallie Palmer series about?
The Hallie Palmer series follows a young woman in suburban New York navigating adulthood with an offbeat cast of neighbors and friends. The four books blend humor with coming-of-age themes as Hallie finds her way through life’s big questions with the help of an unconventional support system.