Writer, activist, mom—sometimes all at once

Laura Hatosy was born in New Jersey, which means she has to fight her predisposition for big hair and pork roll.

She got her Masters degree at Harvard University and taught high school history for several years. It was while teaching the Holocaust curriculum, Facing History and Ourselves, that she learned about the story of Terezin, the camp on which her debut novel, Drawn from Memory, is based.

She eventually stepped away from teaching to care and advocate for her two children, Bella and Jake, both of whom are on the autism spectrum. Elephant Shoes was inspired by her hope that the world will grow to understand and accept them.

She lives in Reading, Massachusetts, and is currently eating a pork roll sandwich.

Email: laura@laurahatosy.com