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Lippman was born in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], and raised in [[Columbia, Maryland]]. She is the daughter of Theo Lippman, Jr., a writer at the ''[[Baltimore Sun]]'', and Madeline Mabry Lippman, a retired school librarian for the [[Baltimore City Public School System]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7NnvGcOx7CkC&q=Madeline+Mabry+Lippman |title=Contemporary Authors New Revision Series |first=Ann |last=Evory |date=November 15, 1978 |access-date=May 1, 2013 |publisher=Gale |isbn=9780810300385 |page=518 }}</ref> Her paternal grandfather was Jewish, and the remainder of her ancestry is Scots-Irish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.citypaper.com/news/story.asp?id=3325 |title=Secrets and Ties: Author Laura Lippman Takes a Break From Heroine Tess Monaghan With Every Secret Thing, "The Most Hard-Boiled Book to Ever Begin With A Barbie Doll." |publisher=[[Baltimore City Paper]] |access-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bsfs.org/pipermail/committee/2005-January/000112.html |title=[Committee] Authors Laura Lippman & David Simon ("the Wire") Sunday 3 PM @ Bolton St.Synagogue |publisher=Bsfs.org |date=January 14, 2005 |access-date=May 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414134621/http://www.bsfs.org/pipermail/committee/2005-January/000112.html |archive-date=April 14, 2013 }}</ref> Lippman was raised Presbyterian.<ref>{{cite web |author=Chauncey Mabe |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2006-07-09/entertainment/0607050967_1_laura-lippman-fiction-author-tour |title=The Dark Side Of Charm City |publisher=[[Sun Sentinel]] |date=July 9, 2006 |access-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref> She attended high school in [[Columbia, Maryland]], where she was the captain of the [[Wilde Lake High School]] ''[[It's Academic]]'' team. She also participated in several dramatic productions, including ''[[Finian's Rainbow]]'', ''[[The Lark (play)|The Lark]]'', and ''[[Barefoot in the Park]]''. She graduated from [[Wilde Lake High School]] in 1977.<ref>"Wilde Lake" (2016), Afterword</ref>
Lippman is a former reporter for the now defunct ''San Antonio Light'' and ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]''. She is best known for writing a series of novels set in Baltimore and featuring Tess Monaghan, a reporter turned [[private investigator]]. Lippman's works have won the [[Agatha Award|Agatha]], [[Anthony Award|Anthony]], [[Edgar Award|Edgar]], [[Nero Award|Nero]], [[Gumshoe Award|Gumshoe]] and [[Shamus Award|Shamus]] awards. ''[[What the Dead Know]]'' (2007), was the first of her books to make the [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]], and was shortlisted for the [[Crime Writer's Association]] Dagger Award. In addition to the Tess Monaghan novels, Lippman's novel ''[[Every Secret Thing (novel)|Every Secret Thing]]'' was adapted into a 2014 [[Every Secret Thing (film)|movie]] starring [[Diane Lane]]. Her novel ''[[Lady in the Lake (book)|Lady in the Lake]]'' was adapted into a [[Lady in the Lake (TV series)|limited series]] for Apple.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=2021-04-19|title='Lady In The Lake' Co-Creator Dre Ryan Inks Overall Deal With Endeavor Content|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/dre-ryan-overall-deal-endeavor-content-1234739359/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>
Lippman lives in the South Baltimore neighborhood of [[Federal Hill, Baltimore|Federal Hill]] and frequently writes in the neighborhood coffee shop Spoons.<ref name="slate_2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/id/2084713/entry/2084754/|title=Laura Lippman, mystery novelist|date=June 24, 2003|work=Slate.com|access-date=October 29, 2009}}</ref> In addition to writing, she teaches at [[Goucher College]] in [[Towson, Maryland]], just outside [[Baltimore]]. In January 2007, Lippman taught at the 3rd Annual Writers in Paradise at [[Eckerd College]]. In March 2013, she was the guest of honor at [[Left Coast Crime]].
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