Bio

Susan Gambrell Reinhardt grew up in LaGrange, GA. and Spartanburg, S.C. where most girls twirled batons, entered beauty pageants, and became debutantes.

Bucking the norm, Susan spent her free time water skiing almost every day, fishing, and pining for a ragamuffin boy who was always up to no good.

Earlier in her college years, she pursued nursing, but most of her patients were terminal and her mastery and frequency of giving enemas had her questioning this line of work, though she adores nurses and often wishes she’d have stuck with the field.

She recently took a part-time job caring for adults with disabilities and loves the work, figuring it would at least make up for past misdeeds and get her a better shot at the Pearly Gates.

Writing has always been her first love. And she became good enough at it to earn many dozens of awards, including three Best of Gannetts for her feature stories and columns along with a bunch of other junk that really doesn’t matter in the end.

What matters to Reinhardt is making people laugh. And think. And love others.

She is married to her second and final husband, country and genius lawyer Donny Laws who is bald but has a ponytail and loves to ride a bike. She has two adult kids, three steps, and a granddaughter.

She’s been on national TV, has modeled for one glossy magazine, and was the subject of a British documentary on aging and body image. She hopes that the documentary is lost and never resurfaces.

She once had a radio show called Susan Uncensored; a sold-out one-woman show called “From Hilarity to Insanity and Back.”

She no longer water skis but performs fairly decent front and backflips from a diving board and half-ass rides a unicycle and twirls a baton simultaneously.

Her hobbies include a vintage camper obsession and she’s owned three. Recently she’s settled on her 1968 Scotsman, which she hopes to paint pink and teal with polka-dots and haul on book tours.

She has two rescue cats who vehemently hate each other.

In her next life, she’d like to be a figure skater.

Featured Books/Reviews/Interviews

Interview: The Beautiful Misfits with Susan Reinhardt | Malaprop’s Presents

Susan Reinhardt Talks About the Struggle of Opioid Addiction in Her New Book on Citywide Blackout

Author Interview: Susan Reinhardt! – HenLit Central

Chimes from a Cracked Southern Belle featured on Booktrib10 Stories of Hope and Enduring Families

Video Teaser: Susan Reinhardt Uncensored: From Hilarity to Insanity & Back

Video: Susan Reinhardt: As Sarah Palin

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The Beautiful Misfits
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The Beautiful Misfits

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