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Amanda Eyre Ward

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Amanda Eyre Ward’s new novel. LOVERS AND LIARS, will be published in May, 2024! It is the story of a librarian in love.

Here is a very long bio: Amanda was born in New York City in 1972. Her family mved to Rye, New York when she was four. Amanda attended Kent School in Kent, CT, where she wrote for the Kent News.

Amanda majored in English and American Studies at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. She studied fiction writing with Jim Shepard and spent her junior fall in coastal Kenya. She worked part-time at the Williamstown Public Library. After graduation, Amanda taught at Athens College in Greece for a year, and then moved to Missoula, Montana.

Amanda studied fiction writing at the University of Montana with Bill Kittredge, Die ...more

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	The Jetsetters 3.07 avg rating — 59,238 ratings — published 2020 — 21 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 Lifeguards 3.36 avg rating — 14,487 ratings — published 2022 — 8 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 Same Sky 3.87 avg rating — 7,281 ratings — published 2015 — 16 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
	How to Be Lost 3.56 avg rating — 7,422 ratings — 29 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
	Close Your Eyes 3.44 avg rating — 3,506 ratings — published 2011 — 17 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
	Sleep Toward Heaven 3.84 avg rating — 2,425 ratings — published 2003 — 22 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
	Cat & Vivian 3.17 avg rating — 2,584 ratings — 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
	Lovers and Liars 3.33 avg rating — 2,357 ratings — published 2024 — 6 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 Sober Lush: A Hedonist's Guide to Living a Decadent, Adventurous, Soulful Life--Alcohol Free by Amanda Eyre Ward (Goodreads Author), Jardine Libaire (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 1,454 ratings — published 2020 — 6 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
	Forgive Me 3.45 avg rating — 1,512 ratings — published 2007 — 25 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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Birnam Wood

by Eleanor Catton

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Based on a True Story

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“When you are small, if you reach out, and nobody takes your hand, you stop reaching out, and reach inside, instead.”
― Amanda Eyre Ward, How to Be Lost

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“Is reading a sport?”
― Amanda Eyre Ward, How to Be Lost

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“Maybe that's what love is, in the end: a shared illusion of safety.”
― Amanda Eyre Ward

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July BoTM Nominations ~ "Hello Sunshine- Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Picks" ~ 1st Poll
Top 5 Books move onto Final Poll

The Sanatorium

by Sarah Pearse

10 votes, 32.3%

This Is How It Always Is

by Laurie Frankel

4 votes, 12.9%

The Scent Keeper

by Erica Bauermeister

3 votes, 9.7%

Whisper Network

by Chandler Baker

3 votes, 9.7%

The Chicken Sisters

by K.J. Dell'Antonia

3 votes, 9.7%

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows

by Balli Kaur Jaswal

3 votes, 9.7%

The Jetsetters

by Amanda Eyre Ward

2 votes, 6.5%

Infinite Country

by Patricia Engel

1 vote, 3.2%

The Last Mrs. Parrish

by Liv Constantine

1 vote, 3.2%

The Cactus

by Sarah Haywood

1 vote, 3.2%

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“Maybe that's what love is, in the end: a shared illusion of safety.”
― Amanda Eyre Ward

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“Is reading a sport?”
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“When you are small, if you reach out, and nobody takes your hand, you stop reaching out, and reach inside, instead.”
― Amanda Eyre Ward, How to Be Lost

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