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J.T. Tierney

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Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Fiction

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JT Tierney’s novels focus on resilient, sharp-witted women navigating the messy realities of starting over when life turns in unexpected directions.

His fourth novel, Perfect Plans, received the 2025 Reedsy Discovery Editor’s Choice Award.

He lives outside Chicago with his wife of 43 years and their Great Pyrenees. He's hard at work on a sequel to Seen At Last.

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J.T. Tierney Don't "aspire."

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Apply the seat of your pants to the seat of the chair, and write.

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

J.T. Tierney I had watched in horror and disgust as the civic discourse in this country declined in 2016—and then got still worse with the onset of the pandemic in…moreI had watched in horror and disgust as the civic discourse in this country declined in 2016—and then got still worse with the onset of the pandemic in 2020.
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