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Celia Laskey

Biography

Celia Laskey

Celia Laskey is the author of UNDER THE RAINBOW, a finalist for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and SO HAPPY FOR YOU. Her other work has appeared in Guernica, The Minnesota Review, Day One and elsewhere. She has an MFA from the University of New Mexico and currently lives in Los Angeles with her wife and their dog, Whiskey.

She enjoys gossiping about closeted celebrities, dissecting Taylor Swift lyrics, singing the praises of probiotics and diva cups, learning the names of plants via an app on her phone, rewatching "Mad Men" for the 43,728th time, and picking up her holds from the library.

Celia Laskey

Books by Celia Laskey

So Happy for You
by Celia Laskey - Fiction

Robin and Ellie have been best friends since childhood. When Robin came out, Ellie was there for her. When Ellie's father died, Robin had her back. But when Ellie asks Robin to be her maid of honor, she is reluctant. A queer academic, Robin is dubious of the elaborate wedding rituals now sweeping the nation, which go far beyond champagne toasts and a bouquet toss. But loyalty wins out, and Robin accepts. Yet, as the wedding weekend approaches, a series of ominous occurrences lead Robin to second-guess her decision. It seems that everyone in the bridal party is out to get her. Perhaps even Ellie herself.

Under the Rainbow
by Celia Laskey - Fiction

Big Burr, Kansas, is the kind of place where everyone seems to know everyone, and everyone shares the same values --- or keeps their opinions to themselves. But when a national nonprofit labels Big Burr "the most homophobic town in the US" and sends in a task force of queer volunteers as an experiment --- they'll live and work in the community for two years in an attempt to broaden hearts and minds --- no one is truly prepared for what will ensue. As tensions roil the town, cratering relationships and forcing closely guarded secrets into the light, everyone must consider what it really means to belong.