Books by Laurel Richardson

How do the circumstances in which we write affect what we write? In a series of traditional and experimental writings, the author records an intellectual journey, creating new ways of reading and writing. The sociological imagination is applied to the act of writing, as life is connected to work.

A compelling description of lived experience in an extended health care facility and the social, policy, and interpersonal issues raised there, authored by one of the leading literary writers in sociology.

Explores the interplay between literary and ethnographic writing.

An exploration of strategies for writing up the same research in different ways - preparing the writer for approaching and addressing diverse audiences.