Lara’s Latest

On May 13, 2025, I signed with Milford House, an imprint of Sunbury Press Books, to publish my first novel, Three Rivers Home. Set in 1920s-era Pittsburgh and based on a decade of research into my grandfather’s life, it’s the story of a tenacious, first-generation Italian-American orphan’s heartbreaking loss and his pursuit of a promise…

Lara’s full-time journalism career spanned from 2000 to 2011, with freelance work in 2013. Her work was featured in the following publications. Selected works are linked below.

Lara Brenckle Malmont is a Pittsburgh native who specializes in writing about the people, places, and stories that call us home.