Jerrod Edson

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Jerrod Edson

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Born
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Author of seven books. Recipient of The David Adams Richards Prize, Relit Award shortlist. Most recent titles include the novella ANIMALS (2025) and the novel THE BOULEVARD (2023), available at Amazon, Indigo, and Galleon Books.

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Average rating: 4.42 · 85 ratings · 27 reviews · 7 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Boulevard

4.81 avg rating — 27 ratings
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The Dirty Milkman

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions
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Animals

4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2025
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The Moon is Real

3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
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A Place of Pretty Flowers

4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
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The Goon

4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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Making of Harry Coosaboom

4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2000
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Jerrod’s Recent Updates

Jerrod Edson and 4 other people liked John A's review of Animals:
Animals by Jerrod Edson
"This book found me at the exact time I was going through a bit of an identity crisis as it pertains to a certain pursuit. I’ve enjoyed this pursuit for decades, but as I’m getting older, I am feeling more sentimentally attached to the targets of this" Read more of this review »
Jerrod Edson and 1 other person liked Lit Wizard's review of The Boulevard:
The Boulevard by Jerrod Edson
"I went into The Boulevard not knowing what to expect, and it completely blew me away. The phrase “a train ride through hell” might make you picture chaos and horror, but what Jarrod Edson delivers is a beautifully written exploration of art, humanity" Read more of this review »
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“Joan Finch is tall and sickly thin. She is wearing a tight black dress that accentuates her bony legs, the crookedness of her body. She looks like a burnt matchstick.”
Jerrod Edson, A Place of Pretty Flowers

“Any artist who has ever created something worthwhile has done so by staying true to himself. You can't do it any other way.”
Jerrod Edson, The Goon

“Queen Victoria had the face of an old potato that has sat at the bottom of a bucket too long.”
Jerrod Edson, The Dirty Milkman

“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”
Charles Bukowski

“Any artist who has ever created something worthwhile has done so by staying true to himself. You can't do it any other way.”
Jerrod Edson, The Goon

“Art lights the world," Hemingway said. "And everyone in it.”
Jerrod Edson, The Boulevard

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