AUTHOR • JOURNALIST • PLAYWRIGHT • FILMMAKER • ADVOCATE
The Story of Leslie Glass
Leslie Glass has built a career around stories that illuminate people, choices and change — from bestselling crime fiction and journalism to documentary film, recovery advocacy and family-healing work.
A Life in Stories
Leslie Glass is an internationally acclaimed journalist, playwright, award-winning documentary producer and New York Times bestselling author of fifteen novels, including nine mysteries featuring NYPD Detective April Woo.
She began her career in advertising and publishing, wrote for New York magazine, and later expanded into theater, documentary film, philanthropy, recovery advocacy and public speaking.
In 2011, Leslie and her daughter Lindsey founded Reach Out Recovery. Their own journey through conflict and repair later became the foundation for The Mother-Daughter Relationship Makeover and its companion workbook.
CURRENT MISSION
Awareness. Understanding. Stronger Relationships.
Today, Leslie uses her writing, speaking and advocacy work to encourage greater self-awareness and compassion in families navigating recovery, estrangement, conflict and change.
— LESLIE GLASS