Laura Kalpakian

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Laura Kalpakian is the author of Memory into Memoir: A Writer’s Handbook (UNM Press), a memoir, sixteen novels, and five prize-winning collections of short fiction. She lives in the Pacific Northwest.

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Books by Laura Kalpakian

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The Vietnam War and a Father's Battle for Justice

By Laura Kalpakian

The powerful true story of a parent’s unflagging battle on behalf of a beloved son struggling with PTSD, mental illness, and addiction and a family who bore the burdens of war for decades.

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Memory into Memoir

A Writer's Handbook

By Laura Kalpakian

Memory into Memoir provides a lively guide for anyone looking to wrestle the unruly past onto the page.

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