Congratulations to Lauren Groff for her inclusion in the 2024 TIME 100, TIME magazine’s annual list of the world’s most influential people!
Novelist and TIME 100 alumna Ann Patchett shared the following praise for Lauren in her citation for the issue:
“Her novels would have been enough. The Vaster Wilds, Matrix, Fates and Furies—flights of imagination and dives into history that keep readers turning pages late into the night. Her collection Florida (my personal favorite) won the Story Prize. But Lauren Groff is more than a great writer, she’s also a great citizen, channeling her belief that everyone should be free to read the books they choose into The Lynx, her new bookstore in Gainesville, Fla. When I heard the news, I wanted to stop her. I wanted to praise her. I wanted to tell her there will be days that being both a writer and a bookstore owner will feel like one job too many. Just ask Louise Erdrich, Emma Straub, Judy Blume, Jeff Kinney. Ask me. But the joy of putting the right book into a customer’s hands will make up for everything. Once again, Lauren Groff is doing spectacular work.”
View the full entry here and explore the complete 2024 TIME 100 list here.
And discover The Lynx, Gainesville, Florida’s brand-new Groff-owned bookshop, here!
