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Michael O'Donnell

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Michael O'Donnell is the bestselling author of the novels ABOVE THE FIRE (2023) and CONCERT BLACK (forthcoming 2026). In 2023 Apple Books named him a debut writer to watch. His work also appears in The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist, among other publications. A longtime member of the National Book Critics Circle, he lives in the Chicago area with his family. ...more

Concert Black release date!

My next book, Concert Black: A Novel, is scheduled for release on April 21, 2026, by Blackstone Publishing.

The novel follows prize-winning biographer Ellen Wroe, who sets out to write the life of the eminent conductor Cecil Woodbridge. But Woodbridge rebuffs her approach and tries to thwart her efforts in order to preserve a decades-old secret. The book takes readers from the frozen streets of pos Read more of this blog post »
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Published on October 31, 2025 08:19 Tags: i-b-fiction-b-i
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Above the Fire

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“But hope was more elusive than innocence because it entailed choosing to believe despite knowing the reasons not to.”
Michael O'Donnell, Above the Fire: A Novel

“He blew a cloud of smoke up and into the beams of light that shone from above. It revealed him in profile as he held himself still, his head like the bust of an icon waiting to be cast.”
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“He blew a cloud of smoke up and into the beams of light that shone from above. It revealed him in profile as he held himself still, his head like the bust of an icon waiting to be cast.”
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