literary agent, author, prison reform advocate, True Literary
Lara Love Hardin
literary agent, author, prison reform advocate | True Literary
About Lara
Lara Love Hardin is an American literary agent, author, and prison reform advocate. She is the president of True Literary Agency and has authored the memoir The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing. Published in 2023, the memoir was named a 2024 Oprah's Book Club pick and a New York Times bestseller. Hardin's career includes contributing to five New York Times bestselling books, among them Designing Your Life and The Sun Does Shine, the latter of which was a 2018 Oprah's Book Club selection co-authored with Anthony Ray Hinton about his wrongful incarceration on Alabama's death row. In recognition of her work, she received a Christopher Award in 2019 for affirming the highest values of the human spirit. Her professional journey was marked by personal challenges when she was arrested in 2008 on multiple counts of identity theft while battling heroin addiction. Facing potential prison time of up to 27 years, she ultimately served ten months in county jail after entering a plea deal. Following her release, she began working at a literary agency. Beyond her writing and editing career, Hardin is a prison reform advocate and co-founder of The Gemma Project, an organization dedicated to serving incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women. Her experiences have informed her advocacy efforts, and her work has garnered nominations for an NAACP Image Award and a short-listing for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.
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Latest interviews
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The Next Edition with Mallika Kapur
Lara Love Hardin on Mama Love: on addiction, healing and writing her way back
Mar 22, 2026
Fostering Change
Resilience, Recovery & Foster Care Reform | Lara Love Hardin & Jennifer Perry | Fostering Change
Aug 26, 2025
Fostering Change
From Addiction to Advocacy: Lara Love Hardin's Journey of Redemption
May 6, 2025
On Reserve
The Many Lives of Mama Love with Shay
Apr 22, 2025
Positive Sobriety Podcast
Episode 170 • No More Pretending -- an Open Conversation with Lara Love Hardin
Feb 28, 2025
Only One In The Room
Scott Talks to Lara Love Hardin
Dec 12, 2024
Only One In The Room
Lara Love Hardin - The Only Rule Follower With Thirty-Two Felonies
Dec 10, 2024
Plucking Up with Liz Bohannon
Lara Love Hardin on How Shame Heals in Community
Jun 18, 2024
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Fostering Change
2 episodes
Shows
2
Only One In The Room
2 episodes
Shows
2
The Next Edition with Mallika Kapur
1 episode
Shows
1
On Reserve
1 episode
Shows
1
Positive Sobriety Podcast
1 episode
Shows
1
Plucking Up with Liz Bohannon
1 episode
Shows
1
Plucking Up with Liz Bohannon
1 episode
Shows
1
Solving the Riddle of Being Human
1 episode
Shows
1
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