Lara Love Hardin

Lara Love Hardin is an American writer, literary agent, and ghostwriter. She is the author of the memoir ''The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing'' (2023), which was selected for Oprah's Book Club.

In 2008, Love Hardin was arrested and charged with multiple counts of identity theft. At the time of her arrest, she was a heroin addict. Love Hardin faced 27 years in prison. She entered into a plea deal which saw her spend ten months in county jail. At the time of her arrest, Love Hardin and her then-husband were described in ''The Santa Cruz Sentinel'' as "the neighbors from hell". After her release from jail, she found a job with a literary agency. Love Hardin co-wrote ''The Sun Does Shine'' with Anthony Ray Hinton, who spent nearly 30 years on death row for a murder he did not commit. She has also co-written books with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama. Provided by Wikipedia