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Nancy Burke

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in Montclair, NJ, The United States

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Nancy Burke's fourth book, Death Cleaning and Other Units of Measure is available for pre-order and is forthcoming from Apprentice House Press in May, 2024. Earlier work includes: Only the Women are Burning, From the Abuelas’ Window and If I Could Paint the Moon Black. Her short fiction has been published in literary journals and her plays performed at festivals. At the Pool, was a finalist for the J.F. Powers Prize for Short Fiction. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at Rutgers University, Newark in fiction with a concentration in dramatic writing. She lives in Little Falls, NJ. ...more

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	Only the Women are Burning 3.84 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	If I Could Paint the Moon Black: Imbi Peebo's Wartime Journey from Estonia to America by Nancy Burke (Goodreads Author), Nancy Burke-Toomey (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2014 — 4 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
	Death Cleaning and Other Units of Measure: Short Stories 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2024 — 4 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
	From the Abuelas' Window by Nancy Toomey, Nancy Burke (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2005 — 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

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