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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

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Book Launch Event - 4/21 @ The Book Cellar

Friends in Chicago, come out to celebrate the release of Concert Black at a launch event on April 21 at the Book Cellar, a fantastic independent bookstore in Lincoln Square. I'll be in conversation with Elizabeth Taylor, author of American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley - His Battle for Chicago and the Nation and former literary editor of The Chicago Tribune; I'll also be signing books. The event Read more of this blog post »

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	Above the Fire 3.93 avg rating — 1,392 ratings — published 2023 — 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
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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

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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.”
― Michael O'Donnell, Concert Black

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