Laura Morelli is an American art historian and the USA Today bestselling author of travel guides and historical fiction.

[1][2][3] After beginning a career teaching art history at the college level, Laura Morelli began to capture stories of traditional artisans.

[8] Her historical fiction focuses on topics of art history.

[9][10][11] The Gondola Maker debuted with a starred review in Publishers Weekly.

She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia and a master's degree in the History of Art & Architecture from Tufts University.