Born, raised, and educated in Lincoln, Nebraska USA Laurel A. Rockefeller’s passion for animals comes through in everything she writes. First self-published in 2012 as social science fiction author (the Peers of Beinan series), Laurel has expanded her work into the animal care/guide, history, historical fiction, and biography genres.
Find Laurel’s books in digital, paperback, and hardcover in your choice of up to ten languages, including Welsh, Chinese, and Dutch. Audio editions are published in all four available languages for audible: English, French, Spanish, and German.
Besides advocating for animals and related environmental causes, Laurel A. Rockefeller is a passionate educator dedicated to improving history literacy worldwide, especially as it relates to women’s accomplishments. In her spare time, Laurel enjoys spending time with her cockatiels, travelling to historic places, and watching classic motion pictures and classic television series.
Fun facts about Laurel:
Laurel started as a singer-songwriter and can be heard singing cameos on some of her audiobooks.
Laurel's first national (USA) publication was a sonnet called "Why Bilbo?" for the Minas Tirith Evening Star, the journal of the American Tolkien Society.
Laurel lettered in competitive public speaking her senior year in high school.
Laurel earned membership in Phi Beta Kappa with three majors, seven semesters on the Dean's list, and a graduating GPA of 3.81.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
In addition to the more prestigious Phi Beta Kappa, Laurel also earned and holds membership in both Psi Chi honor society for Psychology majors and Phi Alpha Theta honor society for History majors.
