Laura Morelli

Laura Morelli
Laura Morelli at the New York Times Travel Show
OccupationsArt historian, historical novelist
WebsiteOfficial author website

Laura Morelli is an American art historian and a USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction set mostly in Italy.

Career

After beginning a career teaching art history at the college level, Laura Morelli began to capture stories of traditional artisans across Italy. She has been a visiting scholar at the American Academy in Rome and an art history commentator for the History Channel. Morelli has been a Contributing Editor to National Geographic Traveler and has written for USA Today, Departures, and other travel publications. She also contributes lessons to TED-Ed. Her historical fiction focuses on topics of art history. The Gondola Maker debuted with a starred review in Publishers Weekly. The historical novel earned an IPPY Award and a Benjamin Franklin Digital Award.

Bibliography

Fiction

Nonfiction

Personal life

Morelli was raised on the coast of Georgia. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia and a master's degree in the History of Art & Architecture from Tufts University. She earned a Ph.D. in Art History from Yale University.

References

  1. ↑ "USA Today Books". USA Today. 4 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Sood, Suemedha (24 November 2010). "The art of haggling". BBC.
  3. ↑ "Handmande heaven". Costco Connection. 2008.
  4. ↑ "How to Find Italy's Authentic Handmade Treasures: Interview with Art Historian Laura Morelli". italoamericano.org. L'Italo-Americano. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Total Tuscany Pocast Episode 36: Interview with Laura Morelli". podbean.com. Podbean. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lives of the Artists". press.princeton.edu. Princeton University Press. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "Black Book: Rome". Departures Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "10 Great Places to Be a Tourist--And a Shopper". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Corruption, wealth and beauty: The history of the Venetian gondola - Laura Morelli". ed.ted.com. TED-Ed. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "A New Way to Ply Her Trade: PW Talks with Laura Morelli". publishersweekly.com. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "The Gondola Maker". publishersweekly.com. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Made in Italy: A Shopper's Guide to the Best of Italian Tradition". publishersweekly.com. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards Results". independentpublisher.com. Independent Publisher. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "The Gondola Maker". www.ibpa-bfda.org/. Independent Book Publisher's Association. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "How to Find Italy's Authentic Handmade Treasures: Interview with Art Historian Laura Morelli". italoamericano.org. L'Italo-Americano. Retrieved 12 May 2016.