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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.

Average rating: 4.02 · 305 ratings · 135 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors
Moonrising

4.05 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions
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The Red Woman on Mars

3.94 avg rating — 94 ratings — 6 editions
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Broken Vows by Kiera Fallon
"Book Review: Broken Vows by Kiera Fallon
Publication Date: 30 July 2026
Rating: 4.5 ⭐️
Broken Vows is an addictive, tension-filled dark romance that delivers exactly what it promises—revenge, obsession, and a dangerously irresistible connection that kee" Read more of this review »
Broken Vows by Kiera Fallon
"This was an easy 4.5 for me. I can’t tell you what it is specifically, but I devoured this in 24 hours! I stayed up until 4am!

The tension between these guys is off the chart! The plot isn’t particularly unique but the way it’s written just does it fo" Read more of this review »
Broken Vows by Kiera Fallon
"Wow! Just wow! It has been a while since it hooked me like this one! I couldn’t stop listening to this audiobook, it was that good!

This is a true enemies-to-lovers; the tension, the banter, the schemes that make you feel all the tension between thes" Read more of this review »
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Robbie McNeil's Hit List by Brianna  Heath
Robbie McNeil's Hit List
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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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Chouette by Claire Oshetsky
Chouette
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A wild fever dream of a book. I read it in one sitting, but I've been thinking about it for days. ...more
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Behind You Is the Sea by Susan Muaddi Darraj
"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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The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
The Everlasting
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Brb, reading everything Alix Harrow has ever written
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Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal
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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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