Lauren Weber grew up with a father who rationed toilet paper and rarely used his car's turn signals (to prevent them from burning out). She was formerly a staff reporter at Newsday and Reuters, and has also written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and other publications.
Book Tour!
Friends and readers,
I’ll be visiting Chicago and the West Coast in the next few weeks for a series of readings, and then heading back to New York City and the Northeast for more events. Please try to catch me at one of these great independent bookstores, libraries and literary venues.
Thursday, Sept. 17 WORD Brooklyn 126 Franklin Street Brooklyn, NY 7:30 PM This is the official launch party for ICWT! The evening will feature a short stand-up routine by my father about — what else? — being cheap, along with a clothing swap (bring something, take something; whatever’s left at the end of the night will go to Goodwill). ***Monday, Sept. 21 Barbara’s Bookstore 1100 Lake Street Oak Park, IL 7:30 PM — Reading and Q&A ***
Tuesday, Sept. 29 Elliott Bay Book Co. 101 South Main St. Seattle, WA 7:30 PM – Reading and Q&A ***
Wednesday, Sept. 30 Powell’s Books 1005 W Burnside Portland, OR 7:30 PM – Reading and Q&A ***
Tuesday, October 6 Green Apple Books and Music 506 Clement Street San Francisco, CA 7:00 PM – Reading and Q&A ***
Thursday, Oct. 8 Atwater Village Library 3379 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 3:30 PM — Reading and Q&A ***
Tuesday, Oct. 13 KGB Bar 85 East 4th Street New York, NY 7:00 PM – Reading and book signing (I’ll be doubling up with Rachel Shteir, author of the forthcoming Nation of Thieves, a book about shoplifting) *** Friday, Oct. 16 RJ Julia Books 768 Boston Post Road Madison, CT 7:00 PM – Reading and Q&A *** Saturday, Nov. 7 East Lyme Public Library 39 Society Road East Lyme, CT 2:00 PM – Reading and Q&A *** Tuesday, Nov. 17 American Antiquarian Society 185 Salisbury Street Worcester, MA 7:30 PM – Lecture and Q&A
Recent publications
In Cheap We Trust
The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue
Little, Brown and Co.
Sept. 7, 2009
You can probably find the book at your local library. But if you'd like your own copy, you can buy it at
