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Luke Goebel is an author and screenwriter celebrated for his unflinching honesty and innovative storytelling.

A recipient of the Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Prize and the Joan Scott Memorial Fiction Award, his debut novel, Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours, garnered critical acclaim for its fragmented yet profoundly resonant exploration of love, grief, and the restless search for identity. His next novel, Kill Dick, will be published in Spring 2026 by Red Hen Press.

Goebel also co-wrote Eileen, starring Anne Hathaway and McKenzie Thompson, and Causeway, starring Jennifer Lawrence.

He lives in Pasadena.

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	Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours 3.92 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kill Dick: A Novel 4.64 avg rating — 74 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ocean State Review Vol. 5, No. 1 by Charles Kell (Editor), Betsy Andrews (Contributor), Eve Aschheim (Contributor) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boot of the Boot (Electric Literature's Recommended Reading Book 122) by Luke B. Goebel (Goodreads Author), Jeffrey DeShell (Foreword) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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