Biography
Lara M. Van Hulzen received her BA in Journalism from Point Loma Nazarene Universtity in 1994. Her first published article was when she was a senior in high school. She has worked as a book reviewer for the past 18 years with various organizations such as Crossings Doubleday, YouthWorker Journal, and www.radiantlit.com. She is also an editor for Radiant Lit. She lives with her husband and three children in Northern California.
My Favorites
Books
- Discarded Heroes Series (Nightshade)
- Embrace Me
- Solitary
- Evolving In Monkey Town
- Hotel On The Corner of Bitter and Sweet
- Freezing Point
- Outlander Series
- Amelia Peabody Series
- The Hunger Games Trilogy
- 40: A Novel
- The Poisonwood Bible
- Empire Falls
- Tender At The Bone
- Bel Canto
- The Time Traveler’s Wife
- The Thirteenth Tale
- The City of Falling Angels
- The Seduction of Water
- Seeing Cinderella
- The Gift Of An Ordinary Day: A Mother’s Memoir
- Every Breath You Take
- The Year Of Living Biblically
Places
- Venice, Italy
- Yosemite National Park
- Disneyland at Christmas
- San Diego, CA
- Colorado
Weekend events
- Reading
- Journaling
- Art Journaling
- Movies
- Watching my kid’s at sporting events













