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Laura Zigman

Laura Zigman is an American novelist and freelance journalist who lives outside Boston, Massachusetts. She is the author of the novels Animal Husbandry, Dating Big Bird, Her, Piece of Work, Separation Anxiety, and Small World. She is co-author with professional matchmaker Patti Novak of the self-help book Get Over Yourself: How to Get Real, Get Serious, and Get Ready to Find True Love.

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Books8

The Author Weekend

The Author Weekend

2026
Small World

Small World

2023
Separation Anxiety

Separation Anxiety

2020
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens

2017

with Eddie Izzard

Get Over Yourself!: How to Get Real, Get Serious, and Get Ready to Find True Love

Get Over Yourself!: How to Get Real, Get Serious, and Get Ready to Find True Love

2008

with Patti Novak

Her

Her

2002
Dating Big Bird

Dating Big Bird

1999
Animal Husbandry

Animal Husbandry

1997

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Piece of Work

Piece of Work

2006