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Claire Cook
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Claire Cook

Claire Cook wrote her first novel in her minivan when she was forty-five. At fifty, she walked the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the film adaptation her second novel, Must Love Dogs, starring Diane Lane and John Cusack. She is the... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Karma is a boomerang. (One of my characters said it first!)
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My life in 8 words: "Totally thrilled to finally be living my dream!"
Time Flies will be released on June 11, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook
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Wallflower in Bloom will be released on May 21, 2013 in Trade Paperback
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Wallflower in Bloom will be released on June 05, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
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Wallflower in Bloom is now available in Hardcover, eBook
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Karma is a boomerang. (One of my characters said it first!) Q. How would you describe perfect happiness? A. Perfectly fleeting. Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her? A. I always skip the historical questions, too. Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be? A. For me, the gift of midlife is that I’m finally being exactly who I really am. There’s great power in that. Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. Walking the beach. Learn more about Claire Cook

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Northeast Cobb Patch, April 15, 2013
...life’s hardest moments—all of it reflected in the unfolding drama, comedy, and convergent lives of Downton Abbey. Claire Cook, bestselling author of Must Love Dogs, says, “While We Were Watching Downton Abbey is a tribute to the transformative...
Northeast Cobb Patch, April 4, 2013
...life’s hardest moments—all of it reflected in the unfolding drama, comedy, and convergent lives of Downton Abbey. Claire Cook, bestselling author of Must Love Dogs, says, “While We Were Watching Downton Abbey is a tribute to the transformative...
Savannah Morning News, February 15, 2013
...30-2:30 p.m. T.C. Boyle 2:45-3:45 p.m. Richard Paul Evans 4-5 p.m. Claire Cook Telfair Academy, Sculpture Gallery 9-10 a.m. Karen Thompson Walker 10:15-11:15 a.m. Joseph Kanon 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Susanna Sonneberg 1...
Savannah Morning News, February 14, 2013
...30-2:30 p.m. T.C. Boyle 2:45-3:45 p.m. Richard Paul Evans 4-5 p.m. Claire Cook Telfair Academy, Sculpture Gallery 9-10 a.m. Karen Thompson Walker 10:15-11:15 a.m. Joseph Kanon 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Susanna Sonneberg 1:30-2...
Savannah Morning News, February 9, 2013
...30-2:30 p.m. T.C. Boyle 2:45-3:45 p.m. Richard Paul Evans 4-5 p.m. Claire Cook Telfair Academy, Sculpture Gallery 9-10 a.m. Karen Thompson Walker 10:15-11:15 a.m. Joseph Kanon 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Susanna Sonneberg 1:30-2...
Savannah Morning News, January 31, 2013
...30-2:30 p.m. T.C. Boyle 2:45-3:45 p.m. Richard Paul Evans 4-5 p.m. Claire Cook Telfair Academy, Sculpture Gallery 9-10 a.m. Karen Thompson Walker 10:15-11:15 a.m. Joseph Kanon 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Susanna Sonneberg 1:30-2...
Memphis Flyer, January 28, 2013
...Claire Cook, the novelist whose Must Love Dogs was made into a film starring Diane Lane and John Cusack; journalist turned New York Times best-selling author Mary Kay Andrews; and Courtney...
Huffington Post, January 18, 2013
...to take that leap because we're suddenly all too aware that life is short. On her website, Claire Cook tells the inspiring story of writing her first novel, Ready to Fall , in her minivan while she waited for her daughter's swim practices to wrap up (...
NorthFulton.com, January 9, 2013
...ROSWELL, Ga. Local author Claire Cook will be the guest speaker of the Atlanta Authors Speaker Series Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Roswell Library. The 2 p.m. program is free and open to the...
Patriot Ledger, January 3, 2013
...celebration. Actor-model Russell Brandi, a Pembroke native, starred in a Ralph Lauren fragrance ad in May. Scituate author Claire Cook released her 10th book – “Wallflower in Bloom” – in June. Weymouth’s Mary Callanan came home in June,...
MetroWest Daily News, January 3, 2013
...celebration. Actor-model Russell Brandi, a Pembroke native, starred in a Ralph Lauren fragrance ad in May. Scituate author Claire Cook released her 10th book – “Wallflower in Bloom” – in June. Weymouth’s Mary Callanan came home in June,...
Wicked Local Brockton, January 3, 2013
...celebration. Actor-model Russell Brandi, a Pembroke native, starred in a Ralph Lauren fragrance ad in May. Scituate author Claire Cook released her 10th book – “Wallflower in Bloom” – in June. Weymouth’s Mary Callanan came home in June,...
Wicked Local Lancaster, January 3, 2013
...celebration. Actor-model Russell Brandi, a Pembroke native, starred in a Ralph Lauren fragrance ad in May. Scituate author Claire Cook released her 10th book – “Wallflower in Bloom” – in June. Weymouth’s Mary Callanan came home in June,...
Brockton Enterprise, January 3, 2013
...celebration. Actor-model Russell Brandi, a Pembroke native, starred in a Ralph Lauren fragrance ad in May. Scituate author Claire Cook released her 10th book – “Wallflower in Bloom” – in June. Weymouth’s Mary Callanan came home in June,...