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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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	Kill Dick 3.82 avg rating — 412 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
	Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours 3.93 avg rating — 161 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
	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
	Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Luke Goebel liked uus's review of Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours: "damn difficult but also really great. maybe this will help me get through naked lunch. anyway i thought it was worth the struggle (it wasn't always a struggle but i did lose my train of thought about 5 times per sentence sometimes)"
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