Laura Schroff

Laura Schroff, a former advertising sales executive for over 30 years worked with several major media companies, including Time Inc. and Condé Nast. Schroff was part of the advertising team that helped make USA Today a successful national newspaper; and worked on the launch of three of the most successful start-ups in Time Inc. history—In Style, Teen People and People StyleWatch. Laura also worked at People, Brides and Ms. In 1997 an article appeared in Good Housekeeping about her unlikely friendship with Maurice and that’s when Schroff started to think about writing her book.

An Invisible Thread was released in November 2011. It became an instant New York Times bestselling book (39x) and later became a #1 New York Times and international bestseller.

Laura has fully committed herself to advocate and inspire others through her books, An Invisible Thread, An Invisible Thread Christmas Story, Angels on Earth and An Invisible Thread Adapted for Young Readers, to be released May 2019. As a keynote speaker at over 300 events, including schools, charity organizations, libraries, organizations and bookstores, Laura encourages her audience to look for their own invisible thread connections and highlights the importance of opening up their eyes and hearts to the opportunities where they can make a difference in the lives of others. Schools continue to adopt An Invisible Thread as a required read and Simon & Schuster Education Team developed An Invisible Thread ELA Common Core Standards Curriculum Guide. She lives in Westchester with her feisty poodle, Emma.