News & Events

Check out the interview with Laurie in the 3/21 Washington Post!

New York Magazine’s “Approval Matrix” puts HWC in the “Brilliant/Highbrow” category!

Read all about Laurie in the March ELLE: an excerpt from her book; Q&A with Laurie; and some very kind words from ELLE Editor in Chief Roberta Myers.

praise & reviews
 
Husbands and Wives Club

"The Husbands and Wives Club is that rare work of nonfiction that reads like a really good novel—it's rich in character, drama and emotional suspense."
—Tom Perrotta, author Little Children

"Abraham weaves increasingly fascinating sessions of a couples therapy group with meticulous research about love, marriage, therapy, and humanity. The result—part science, part psychology, part riveting drama—left me moved, cheering, and, frankly, floored by how far these couples could come."
—Cathi Hanauer, editor The Bitch in the House

NEWS & EVENTS

EVENTS

Friday, April 16, 7 p.m.
Patrice and David Cromwell
Baltimore, MD
Reading and Signing

Wednesday, May 12, 3:30-5 p.m.
The Family Institute of Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
Reading and Discussion

Wednesday, May 12, 7 p.m.
The Bookstall
Winnetka, IL
Reading and Signing

Thursday, May 13, 7:30 p.m.
Women & Children First
Chicago, IL
Reading and Signing

Sunday, May 23
Brunch and Book Discussion, hosted by psychoanalyst Dodi Goldman

Thursday, June 10, 7 p.m.
Brookline Booksmith
Brookline, MA
Reading and Signing

NEWS

Fixed: The rise of marriage therapy, and other dreams of human betterment
The New Yorker, March 29, 2010

Interview with Laurie Abraham: On Seeing Your Lover's Curly Hair From Behind
Unabashedly Bookish: The BN Community Blog, March 25, 2010

Can Group Therapy Save Your Marriage? Lessons From a Year in Counselling
Interview with Laurie Abraham
That's Fit
, March 24, 2010

Laurie Abraham's 'Husbands and Wives Club' explores couples therapy
Washington Post, March 21, 2010

Marriage Gives The Only Tax Break for Commitment
Psychology Today, March 17, 2010

No Love Lost Between Husband and Wife
Q&A With Laurie Abraham
Globe and Mail, March 12, 2010

Inside the Twisted World of Couples Therapy
Salon, March 10, 2010

The Approval Matrix
New York Magazine, March 15, 2010

Hot Type
Vanity Fair, April 2010

Can You Really Predict the Success of a Marriage in 15 Minutes?
An excerpt from Laurie Abraham's The Husbands and Wives Club
Slate, March 8, 2010

Book Release: The Husbands and Wives Club
Q&A with Laurie Abraham
ELLE, February 5, 2010

Group Sex
An excerpt from The Husbands and Wives Club.
ELLE, March 2010

In Treatment (PDF, 2.5Mb)
Journalist Laurie Abraham spent a year observing couples in marriage therapy, and says the experience made her more hopeful about love.
Body+Soul, March 2010

“Ten Books to Watch For”
O Magazine, March 2010

Don't Get Pregnant, Elin!
Laurie talks to Abby Ellin about the state of Tiger Woods' marriage.
The Daily Beast, December 14, 2009