About Laurette Klier

NostalgiaWorks began with my mother-in-law, Mary, who lived with Lewy body dementia. She was an avid reader all her life. Her diagnosis did not change who she was. So I made books just for her, built around what she loved and what still made her laugh. Reading together gave us a place to simply be with one other. That is where this work began.

As a teacher and literacy specialist, I spent nearly thirty years in education before this work. Along the way I earned my M.Ed. at Boston College and completed training in individual cognitive stimulation therapy through University College London, an approach grounded in the power of one-on-one connection. The books have won six national awards for innovation, and we are still refining them for our beloved readers and listeners. The heart of the work is simpler than any credential: helping people feel seen, remembered, and glad to be in good company.

What began as NANA'S BOOKS has grown into NostalgiaWorks, a library of more than fifty titles found in care communities, hospice programs, hospitals, libraries, and faith communities. Every title is made the same way: with care, one page at a time.

And every book begins with a person. A request comes from an elder, a clinician, a family member, or someone living with brain change; a council of elders then helps shape each book, drawing on lived experience as a caregiver, as a person living with brain change, and sometimes both. Let us know what you'd like to read with your loved one or in your work.