Claire Hoffman works as a magazine writer living in Los Angeles, writing for national magazines, covering culture, religion, celebrity, business and whatever else seems interesting. She was formerly a staff reporter for the Los Angeles Times and Rolling Stone.
She has a master’s degree in religion from the University of Chicago, and a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. She serves on the board of her family foundation, the Goldhirsh Foundation, as well as the Columbia Journalism School. Claire is a native Iowan and has been meditating since she was three years old.
Books in order of publication:
Greetings from Utopia Park: Surviving a Transcendent Childhood – 2016
Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson – 2025
Oak Lawn Library Friends 