About Lauren Collins
Born 1980. Lauren Collins is an American journalist and writer.
Lauren Zurn Collins (born 1980, Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American journalist who has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2008. She is the author of When in French: Love in a Second Language, and They Stole A City.
Since 2010, Collins has been based in Europe, covering stories for the New Yorker from London, Paris, Copenhagen, and other capitals. Fluent in French, Collins currently lives in Paris with her husband and two children.
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Who is Lauren Collins?
American journalist
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Lauren Collins was born in 1980 in Wilmington.
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Lauren Collins is a journalist and writer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lauren Collins. https://biography.guide/lauren-collins/
MLA: "Lauren Collins." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lauren-collins/.
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