Laura Barcella

Mar. 15, 2025

Education:University of Massachusetts Amherst

Laura Barcella is a former staff crime editor at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2021.She joined PEOPLE in 2019.Before joining PEOPLE, Laura was a documentary researcher at HBO in 2018, managing editor at CrimeFeed.com from 2015 to 2016 and weekend editor for xoJane.com from 2013 to 2014, among other roles.Laura is also a ghostwriter and best-selling author of nonfiction books for children and adults, including The End: 50 Apocalyptic Visions from Pop Culture That You Should Know About… Before It’s Too Late (2012), Fight Like a Girl: 50 Feminists Who Changed the World (2016) and Know Your Rights: A Modern Kid’s Guide to the American Constitution (2018).

Laura Barcella is a former staff crime editor at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2021.Before joining PEOPLE in 2019, Laura was a documentary researcher at HBO in 2018, managing editor at CrimeFeed.com from 2015 to 2016 and weekend editor for xoJane.com from 2013 to 2014, among other roles. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.Laura is also a ghostwriter and best-selling author of nonfiction books for children and adults, includingThe End: 50 Apocalyptic Visions from Pop Culture That You Should Know About… Before It’s Too Late(2012),Fight Like a Girl: 50 Feminists Who Changed the World(2016) andKnow Your Rights: A Modern Kid’s Guide to the American Constitution(2018).

Laura Barcella is a former staff crime editor at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2021.

Before joining PEOPLE in 2019, Laura was a documentary researcher at HBO in 2018, managing editor at CrimeFeed.com from 2015 to 2016 and weekend editor for xoJane.com from 2013 to 2014, among other roles. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Laura is also a ghostwriter and best-selling author of nonfiction books for children and adults, includingThe End: 50 Apocalyptic Visions from Pop Culture That You Should Know About… Before It’s Too Late(2012),Fight Like a Girl: 50 Feminists Who Changed the World(2016) andKnow Your Rights: A Modern Kid’s Guide to the American Constitution(2018).

source: people.com