Lauren Weber

Lauren Weber

Lauren Weber was a staff reporter at Reuters and Newsday and has written for the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. She graduated from Wesleyan and was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow at Columbia. She frequently ate dried beans (less expensive than canned) while writing IN CHEAP WE TRUST. She lives in New York City. IN CHEAP WE TRUST: THE STORY OF A MISUNDERSTOOD AMERICAN VIRTUE is available for $24.99; Hardcover; 320 pages # 978-0-316-03028-1. For the publisher’s site go to http://www.hachettebookgroup.com and for more information on Laura go to http://www.LaurenWeber.com