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Claire Barner studied public policy and education at the University of Chicago and has spent her career in operations. She is an avid gardener, on a mission to maximize the number of tomatoes her small bungalow lot can produce. She loves to cook freshly harvested vegetables, mix strong cocktails, and host lively dinner parties.

She and her husband are raising three children and love exploring Chicago’s garden walks, lakefront, museums, and forest preserves. Barner leads the parent engagement group at her children’s school and is committed to enhancing equity at Chicago Public Schools.

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Average rating: 4.08 · 226 ratings · 112 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Moonrising 4.07 avg rating — 194 ratings — published 2025 — 5 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
	The Red Woman on Mars: A Novel 4.16 avg rating — 32 ratings — 4 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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Claire Barner rated a book it was amazing Robbie McNeil's Hit List by Brianna Heath (Goodreads Author)	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
Such a fun cozy queer book. Robbie McNeil is a very interesting, unique protagonist -- she's a contract killer with seemingly no conscience, but also fiercely devoted to her queer platonic life partner Dee. I feel like I learned something new about t ...more
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Claire Barner and 13 other people liked Amber's review of Behind You Is the Sea: "Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the gifted eARC Following the diverse residents of a Palestinian-American community in Baltimore, SEA explores the inner psyches of those young and old, rich and poor, and the intertwined lives of the Pales" Read more of this review »
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“Nine hundred productive hours.” “What?” said Rashid. “Cancel book,” he told his intelliwatch. To Rashid, he said, “You’re right. Terrible idea.”
― Claire Barner, Moonrising

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