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Laura Zigman is the author of four novels, including the New York Times bestseller, Animal Husbandry (made into the movie no one's ever heard of, "Someone Like You" [Annoying Conversation #7: "So What Else Have You Written That I've Never Heard Of?"). She's contributed to The Huffington Post, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, She Writes, and HeathCentral.com, among other sites and publications. She lives with her husband (Annoying Conversation #14: "What Bald Spot?" and Annoying Conversation #16: "You're Making That Face and Doing That Thing") and young son (Annoying Conversations 1-4: "Did You Finish Your Homework?"; "I Need a New Helmet"; "Is That Dog Still Alive?"; and "Skateboard vs. Longboard.") outside Boston, where you can frequently catch her "Driving Under the Influence of Adele (DUIA)." Follow her on Twitter (@LauraZigman), Friend her on Facebook, Like her Facebook Author Page, or Subscribe to her "Annoying Conversations" YouTube Channel. And, if you're a fan of "The Frenemy" follow him on Twitter @XtraFrenemy. Read more about her obsession with making-short-movies-while-she-should-be-writing in Xtranormal's recent Q&A with her.

Blog Entries by Laura Zigman

Couples Dating Problems: "What Can We Bring?" (VIDEO)

(1) Comments | Posted April 2, 2013 | 1:16 PM

"What Can We Bring?" should not mean: "Bring everything!"
(Right?)

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Couples Dating Problems: 'I Can't Believe They Repeated a Recipe Already' (VIDEO)

(0) Comments | Posted March 15, 2013 | 1:05 PM

Don't you hate it when The Perfect Couple ruins your couples dating romance by repeating a recipe too soon?

WATCH: Couples Dating Problems: 'I Can't Believe They Repeated a Recipe Already' (VIDEO)

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It's Super Bowl XLVII: Have You Had the 'Wait, So What's a Down?' Conversation Yet? (VIDEO)

(0) Comments | Posted February 3, 2013 | 3:54 PM

It's Super Bowl XLVII (47): Have you had the "WAIT, SO WHAT'S A 'DOWN'?" conversation yet?

We just had it.

Again!

And I still don't get what a down is!


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'Ann Leary's New Book Has a Braggy Title!' (VIDEO)

(0) Comments | Posted January 22, 2013 | 2:10 PM

What's in a title? To The Frenemy: Bragginess.

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"Does Panera's 'Soup Bread Bowl' Come With Bread?" VIDEO

(0) Comments | Posted January 7, 2013 | 12:12 PM

Where lunch means: "Bread with bread on the side and bread on top!"

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'I Started Doing the Colonoscopy-Prep Math (But Had to Go!)' VIDEO

(2) Comments | Posted January 2, 2013 | 12:00 PM

T-minus 48 hours until I start drinking 48 ounces of liquid laxative. Twice. And so "colonoscopy-prep math" begins...

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'I Have Massage Envy About 'Massage Envy'!' (VIDEO)

(2) Comments | Posted December 31, 2012 | 10:43 AM

It's hard to relax at a chain of spas called "Massage Envy."

WATCH: 'I Have Massage Envy About 'Massage Envy'!'

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'I Can't Believe What You Said About Trader Joe's!' (VIDEO)

(57) Comments | Posted December 18, 2012 | 11:11 AM

Annoying Conversation #63: When you say something negative about sacred cow Trader Joe's -- and offend all the people who call it "Trader's."

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"SHIPPA Means Never Having to Say How Much You Spent!" (VIDEO)

(0) Comments | Posted December 12, 2012 | 6:27 PM

Have you heard? There's a new kind of HIPPA!
SHIPPA! The Shopping Privacy Act! Just in time for the holidays!

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'That's Not a Porsche on the Counter! It's a 1-Cup Coffee Maker!' (VIDEO)

(0) Comments | Posted December 10, 2012 | 3:30 PM

Why are one-cup coffee makers so big when they produce something so small (one cup of coffee)? I still don't know.

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'iPad Mini Math Is The New Free!' (VIDEO)

(1) Comments | Posted November 19, 2012 | 2:08 PM

Don't let the lack of money get in the way of buying yet another electronic device! Just use the right kind of math -- this time, 'iPad Mini Math" -- a variation of "Shopping Math" -- to justify your purchase! (Don't let the word "math" scare you off! Anyone can...

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'Hello 1-800-Butterball? My Turkey Is Fine But My Family Is Killing Me!'

(0) Comments | Posted November 18, 2012 | 1:42 PM

Well, it's that time of year again! When you call the Butterball Turkey Hotline and instead of asking for help with your Thanksgiving meal, you beg them to save you from your family!

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VIDEO: 'I Did the East Coast Earthquake Math! (and it Didn't Even Register!)'

(0) Comments | Posted October 18, 2012 | 5:18 PM

So there was an earthquake on the East Coast!

Allegedly.

Do the "East Coast Earthquake Math" and see if the Maine Earthquake registers!

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'I Did The 'Guacamole Math' Using 'Whole Foods Math'!'

(19) Comments | Posted October 11, 2012 | 12:32 PM

Need a way to justify your Prepared-Foods-Buying-Habit? Just use 'Guacamole Math" and/or "Whole Foods Math" and buy as much prepared food as you want! You'll save money and even make money!

WATCH: Whole Foods Math

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I Did the 'Lena Dunham Math' (And Got 'Voldemort Lit')!

(0) Comments | Posted October 10, 2012 | 5:53 PM

There's publishing math.

And then there's Lena Dunham math.

Let's see if we get the same answer...

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'Did My Back-to-School-Night Pasta Salad Have 'Potluck Cooties'?'

(0) Comments | Posted September 17, 2012 | 4:38 PM

Last year: potluck disaster.

This year: potluck triumph.

What's the secret? Watch "Annoying Conversation #55!"

WATCH: The Potluck Conspiracy

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'Even When Laura Lippman Was Good, I STILL Never Heard of Her!'

(0) Comments | Posted August 15, 2012 | 8:34 PM

Laura Lippman's latest novel, And When She Was Good, has just been published to rave reviews.

Of course.

She's Laura Lippman!

But despite the many New York Times best-sellers and Edgar awards, there's one person who hasn't heard of her: The Frenemy. Though he has heard of her husband.

Of...

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'50 Is the New Fail' (By Which I Mean, 'I'm Sorry About Your Birthday!')

(8) Comments | Posted August 13, 2012 | 12:21 PM

Are you turning 50 or do you know someone who is?

Well, I turned 50 today.

And in honor of my failure to reach any of my stupid goals for this milestone birthday (except having GREAT FRIENDS), I give you this, from The Frenemy:

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"I'm SO SORRY About Your Silver Medal!"

(0) Comments | Posted August 9, 2012 | 9:03 AM

Dedicated to all the silver medalist WINNERS who didn't cry when on-air sportscasters tried to make them feel like LOSERS.

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SPF Math for Dummies

(0) Comments | Posted July 11, 2012 | 10:44 AM

Everyone has their own special mathematical formula for putting on sun block. What's yours?

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