Laurence Leamer

Biographer & Author

Laurence Leamer

Biographer & Author

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Biography

Laurence Leamer is the New York Times bestselling author of 19 books. His recent book, Capote’s Women, has been made into the celebrated series Feud: Capote vs the Swans, produced by Ryan Murphy and starring Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Demi Moore, Christina Flockhart, Molly Ringwald, Tom Hollander, and others. Leamer was on the set and met most the stars.

Leamer has had a widely varied career. The award-winning author has taught school in Nepal, worked in a coal mine in West Virginia, and written a novel in Peru.

His award-winning trilogy on the Kennedys made Leamer a leading authority on the family. His controversial bestseller, Madness Under the Royal Palms, went inside the Palm Beach world unlike anybody before or since.

Speech Topics

Truman Capote & Feud: Capote: vs the Swans by the Author Who Knows the Inside Story

The Secrets of Palm Beach by the Author of Madness Under the Royal Palms

An Evening with Author Laurence Leamer

The Kennedys: A Saga of Triumph & Tragedy

Testimonials

"We had a quite successful event with Laurence Leamer. People who attended the event enjoyed it very much. Larry is very personable and engaging in conversation, and he mixed comfortably and genially with our patrons, no small part of the event. Jenny Mullen, who directs this group for the Dallas Institute, was most pleased and thoroughly enjoyed being with Larry."

- Dallas Institute of Humanities