Laren Stover

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Laren Stover
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Notable awards Dana Award (2001)
Parents Leon Stover
Patricia Ruth McLaren

Laren Stover is an American writer. She is the author of Pluto, Animal Lover (HarperCollins), The Bombshell Manual of Style illustrated by Ruben Toledo (Hyperion, 2001) and Bohemian Manifesto: A Field Guide to Living on the Edge (Bulfinch, 2004). [1] [2] She won the Dana Award for the short story in 2001. She is the daughter of author Leon Stover.

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References

  1. Marchese, John. Ulla, Meet Ulla: When Bombshells Collide, May 13, 2001
  2. Weirdness Explained in Sick Little Book, Dayton Daily News, Jul 3, 1994