Jessica Keener

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Jessica Keener

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Her newest novel, Strangers In Budapest, was published November 2017 by Algonquin Books and named Best Book in November by Entertainment Weekly, Simple.com, and Chicago Review of Books, and selected as an Indie Next Pick for December. Keener is also a national bestselling author of Night Swim, a coming of age debut novel that deals with a family tragedy, set in Boston, 1970; and a collection of short stories, Women In Bed, whose nine, emotionally raw tales address love, separation, break ups, divorce, forgiveness, and the evolution of self within the context of relationships

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Night Swim

3.27 avg rating — 1,427 ratings — published 2010 — 21 editions
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Strangers in Budapest

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Time to Make the Donuts

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Women in Bed

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Recovery, a short story

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010
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Shoreline, a short story (W...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010
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Solo, a short story

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Saving the Fish Tank

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Coloring Black

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“...those lives whose truths had disappeared into a vault of eternity beyond her reach—were not gone or silenced. She could hear them calling.”
Jessica Keener, Strangers in Budapest

“Everything in life is trouble, haven't you learned that yet?”
Jessica Keener, Strangers in Budapest

“honest and full of shit in one big mouthful.”
Jessica Keener, Strangers in Budapest

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“What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.”
Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

“Everything in life is trouble, haven't you learned that yet?”
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Jessica Keener Charlotte wrote: "Jessica, Facebook gave us a friendship. That gave me a look at your profile and tweeted: "Check out this site: Jessica Keener (via) @Sharliebel http://confessionsofahermitcrab.blogs......"

Thank you so much for checking out my blog. I don't know why I am just seeing this message now. Sorry!


Jessica Keener Anastasia wrote: "Hi Jessica,

great to know you.

A."


Anastasia wrote: "Hi Jessica,

great to know you.

A."


Hey. Sorry I just saw this now!


Anastasia Hi Jessica,

great to know you.

A.


Charlotte Liebel Jessica, Facebook gave us a friendship. That gave me a look at your profile and tweeted: "Check out this site: Jessica Keener (via) @Sharliebel http://confessionsofahermitcrab.blogs... #FB'

Nice Blog.

~Charlotte M. Liebel
@Sharliebel


message 1: by Jen

Jen Oh, it's for Night Swim but it's not a huge deal. It's just a way for me to know what's available and what's not and anything not available eventually just gets bought or whatever. Thanks though!


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