Laurie Notaro

Laurie Notaro
BornOctober 1965 (age 60–61)
Brooklyn, New York
EducationArizona State University
OccupationAuthor
Notable workExcuse Me While I Disappear

Laurie Notaro (born October 1965) is an American writer and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. She authored a number of New York Times best-selling books, including The Idiot Girls’ Action-Adventure Club, Excuse Me While I Disappear, and Housebroken.

Career

She co-founded Planet Magazine, and was a senior editor at Tucson Monthly, a monthly city magazine. Notaro was a columnist for ten years at The Arizona Republic. In October 2001, her book The Idiot Girls’ Action Adventure Club was picked up by Random House. She published with Simon & Schuster with Crossing the Horizon and Potty Mouth at the Table. Her latest book, Excuse Me While I Disappear, is published by Little A and is a collection of musings on a Gen X-er becoming an AARP-er. Numerous articles, essays, and novels have followed, and she was a finalist for The Thurber Award for American Humor. She has written for The New York Times, Glamour, Oprah, BARK Magazine, USA Today, Village Voice Media, and BUST.[citation needed]

Personal life

Notaro was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. She graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in journalism. She currently lives in Eugene, Oregon with her husband.

Works

Novels

Essay collections

References

  1. 1 2 "Laurie Notaro". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "The mystery, mayhem and joys of middle age and beyond - Mayo Clinic Press". Mayo Clinic Press. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 Johnson, E.I. "Laurie Notaro- Journalist and New York Times and best-selling author of The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Club". Up Close & Personal. Retrieved 5 October 2013.