Laura Maylene Walter

Author

Laura Maylene Walter is an American author whose fiction explores the boundaries between the physical and the metaphysical. Her novel Body of Stars is set in a world where girls are born with birthmarks that predict their futures, creating a society where women's bodies are literally mapped and their destinies predetermined. Walter uses... this speculative premise to explore real-world questions about bodily autonomy, gender, consent and the desire to control women through their bodies. Her writing has been praised for its imaginative world-building, emotional resonance and the clarity with which it uses speculative elements to illuminate contemporary social issues. Walter has won awards for her fiction and non-fiction, and her short stories have appeared in numerous literary journals. She brings a literary sensibility to speculative fiction, creating work that appeals to readers of both literary and genre fiction. The audiobook edition brings her thought-provoking exploration of gender, destiny and bodily autonomy to listeners who appreciate speculative fiction with substance and social relevance. Read more Show less