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Laurie Foos
  1. Bingo Under the Crucifix
  2. Twinship
  3. Portrait of the Walrus by a Young Artist
  4. Ex Utero
  5. Before Elvis There Was Nothing

Books

Details and ordering information for all of Laurie's books

Before Elvis There Was NothingBEFORE ELVIS THERE WAS NOTHING
Coffee House Press
ISBN 978-1566891684
Paperback $14.00
A fabulist for the twenty-first century, Laurie Foos is back with a whip-smart, refreshingly contemporary take on the nature of beauty, the importance of appearance and the all-too-human cravings for friendship, spiritual fulfillment and love . . . > MORE

Bingo Under the CrucifixBINGO UNDER THE CRUCIFIX
Coffee House Press
ISBN 978-1566891332
Paperback $14.00
The twisted, eccentric characters in this hilarious metaphor-stretching novel are ripped straight from today's tabloids: a man obsessed with Spiderman, whose irresponsibility has reached such epic proportions that he literally reverts to being a newborn . . . > MORE

Ex UteroEX UTERO
Coffee House Press
ISBN 978-1566890304
Paperback $16.95
In this odd, hilarious parable, Rita loses her uterus, setting off a chain reaction of sympathetic reactions in other women. Off she sets to retrace her steps as though she's hunting her car keys . . .
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Portrait of the Walrus by a Young ArtistPORTRAIT OF THE WALRUS BY A YOUNG ARTIST
Harvest/HBJ: ISBN 978-0156005432 / Paperback $15.00
Coffee House Press: 978-1-56689-057-1 / Hardcover $19.95
"If I'd known Walruses were waiting for me on some back road in Florida, I might have taken more of an interest in bowling." The first sentence of Laurie Foos's bizarre yet wonderful novel, Portrait of the Walrus by a Young Artist, gives readers an indication . . . > MORE


TwinshipTWINSHIP
Harcourt
ISBN 978-0151004171
Hardcover $24.95
A wildly original story about a woman who unwittingly gives birth to herself. Long before Dolly the sheep, there were Maxi, Minnie, and a clone called Middle. Maxi Dublin, a cat breeder, is thirty-four, single, and pregnant. . . > MORE

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