“Where We Have to Go is a sombre but playful saga of a nerdy girl's fight for herself and her family, and highlights Kirshner as a new novelist to watch. A very strong, original debut.”
— The Globe and Mail
— The Globe and Mail
“[Lauren Kirshner is] fast emerging as one of Toronto's most talented new authors...”
— The Toronto Star
“[Where We Have to Go] wins the reader over with a masterful comic touch and a canny distillation of the painful experience of growing up different…. Evocative and compelling….”
— Quill & Quire
"An impressive debut from a gifted writer."
— Now
Second edition of Where We Have to Go published in Canada and the US
Interview in latest issue of Taddle Creek Magazine
Where We Have to Go shortlisted for The 2010 City of Toronto Book Award
New poetry - "Tupelo" in Taddle Creek
New non-fiction - "Beautiful Anomaly" in Taddle Creek
Toronto Star Feature - "One Writer's Own Private T.O"