Lauren Kessler

Ninety-five percent of the millions of American men and women who go to prison eventually get out. What happens to them? A gripping and empathetic work of reportage, Free reveals what awaits the hundreds of thousands who are released from prison every year....

In this age of lunchtime lifts, wrinkle-erasing injections, furrow fillers, and lip plumpers, there’s no question that anyone who aims to look younger easily can....

Stubborn Twig is the true story of immigrants making their way in a new land, a moving saga about the promise and perils of becoming an American....

Pancho Barnes was a force of nature, a woman who lived a big, messy, colorful, unconventional life. She ran through three fortunes, four husbands, and countless lovers. She outflew Amelia Earhart, outsmarted Howard Hughes, outdrank the Mexican Army, and out- maneuvered the U.S. government. In...

A resonant and timely story about love, loss, and forging a path forward in the aftermath of grief. After tragedy upended the contours of her life, Lauren Kessler, an unflinching immersion journalist, felt compelled to move—to do something, to be somewhere else. So she set out alone on the...