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Brandon L Roberts

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Providence, The United States

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Fiction, Contemporary

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Justin Furstenfeld,

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Brandon L. Roberts is an author of emotionally charged, darkly comic fiction that explores grief, imagination, and the absurd ways people search for connection.

His works include Flower, I’m Talking to a Dead Man, and A Bear Named Barnaby, all of which continue his exploration of loss and the strange beauty that follows it.

Blending intimacy with surreal humor, Roberts writes about families in repair, childhood wonder in ruin, and the quiet persistence of hope.

His upcoming release, "Scrooge is Dead," explores the more humorous and absurd side of the holiday season. ...more

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Scrooge is Dead: Coming 11.24.25

Hello again! Author Brandon L Roberts here.

From June 2024-May 2025, I released three novels in The Grief Trilogy, and while I hold a space in my heart for all three stories, I was ready to say GOODBYE to grief and HELLO to something new.

What might that NEW thing be, you ask? Why, killing Ebenezer Scrooge, of course!

Dating back to 2020, I've been dabbling in a series of short stories that I never Read more of this blog post »

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Published on October 28, 2025 08:56

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	Flower by Brandon L Roberts (Goodreads Author), Roxana Coumans (editor) 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 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
	I'm Talking to a Dead Man by Brandon L Roberts (Goodreads Author), Roxana Coumans (editor) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 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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	Scrooge is Dead: Holiday Stories: A Christmas Carol Parody it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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