Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Lucy Jane Bledsoe's books

189 ratings | 57 reviews | avg rating:4.93

Lucy’s Year In Books

Lucy’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Lucy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Lucy’s 2025 Year in Books

Lucy Jane Bledsoe’s Followers (131)

Lucy’s Bookshelves

to-read (36)
currently-reading (0)
read (602)
did-not-finish (0)

Lucy’s Friends (602)

Elena Graf

202 books | 143 friends

Ellen Morris

239 books | 748 friends

David

289 books | 325 friends

Nicole Dennis-Benn

67 books | 386 friends

Lori Ostlund

52 books | 33 friends

Alex Bledsoe

515 books | 2,180 friends

Andrew

44 books | 318 friends

Alison Hart

289 books | 150 friends

More friends…

Lucy Jane Bledsoe

Goodreads Author

Born

in Portland, The United States

Website

http://www.lucyjanebledsoe.com

Twitter

LucyBledsoe

Genre

Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's

Member Since

February 2012

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/lucyjanebledsoe

edit data

Preorder Lucy's new novel, ALL HANDS ON DECK, in which a queer 61-year-old marine biologist and a 25-year-old climate justice activist make a run for the Canadian border. Coming February 2nd: https://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/...
Meanwhile, TELL THE REST, which received starred reviews from both Kirkus and Library Journal, about love, rage, and redemption, is available at https://amzn.to/3QRyHXD. The New York Times says Lucy Jane Bledsoe's novel, A THIN BRIGHT LINE, "triumphs." Ms. Magazine calls her novel, THE EVOLUTION OF LOVE, "fabulous feminist fiction." Her 2018 collection of stories, LAVA FALLS, won the Devil's Kitchen Fiction Award. Bledsoe played basketball in both high school and college. As a social justice activist, she's passi ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Lucy Jane Bledsoe questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Lucy Jane Bledsoe’s books

Average rating: 3.88 · 3,629 ratings · 606 reviews · 90 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Thin Bright Line 4.10 avg rating — 426 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Tell the Rest 3.81 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Running Wild 3.95 avg rating — 245 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Big Bang Symphony: A Novel of Antarctica 3.48 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	No Stopping Us Now 4.24 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Tracks in the Snow (An Avon Camelot Book) 3.85 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 1997 — 7 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
	Working Parts 3.72 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1997 — 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 Evolution of Love 3.78 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2018 — 3 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 Ice Cave: A Woman’s Adventures from the Mojave to the Antarctic 3.54 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2006 — 6 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
	This Wild Silence 3.48 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2003 — 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

More books by Lucy Jane Bledsoe…

rss
Lucy’s Recent Updates

Lucy Bledsoe wants to read Deceit in the City of Masks: A Blood & Wool Novel by Michael Strutin	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
Sep 06, 2026 08:29AM · like
Lucy Bledsoe wants to read Loving before Loving: A Marriage in Black and White by Joan Steinau Lester (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
Sep 05, 2026 12:42PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Loving before Loving by Joan Steinau Lester. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Loving before Loving by Joan Steinau Lester <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lucy Bledsoe is starting Loving before Loving Loving before Loving: A Marriage in Black and White by Joan Steinau Lester (Goodreads Author) progress:	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
Sep 05, 2026 12:41PM · like · see status · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Loving before Loving by Joan Steinau Lester. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Loving before Loving by Joan Steinau Lester <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lucy Bledsoe wants to read Open the Floodgates by Nina Schuyler (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
Sep 03, 2026 01:25PM · like
Lucy Bledsoe wants to read All Hands on Deck by Lucy Jane Bledsoe (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
Sep 03, 2026 11:40AM · like
Lucy Bledsoe has read Clear by Carys Davies (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
Aug 05, 2026 09:21AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Clear by Carys Davies. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Clear by Carys Davies <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lucy Bledsoe finished reading Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood (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
Aug 03, 2026 03:38PM · like
Lucy Bledsoe finished reading Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth	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
Jul 28, 2026 09:08AM · like
Lucy Bledsoe has read Make Your Way Home by Carrie R. Moore	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
Jul 13, 2026 12:53PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Make Your Way Home by Carrie R. Moore. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Make Your Way Home by Carrie R. Moore <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lucy Bledsoe finished reading Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton (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
Jul 13, 2026 12:52PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Typewriter Beach by Meg Waite Clayton <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">

More of Lucy's books…

Quotes by Lucy Jane Bledsoe (?)

“One time they held hands while walking along the lake. Their joined palms felt like a fuse in an outlet, as if their touch was the source of everything that mattered, as if by doing this, holding hands in public, they'd be able to make better photographs and write better stories. Make better love. The power of those few minutes of not hiding felt like it could fuel an entire country.”
― Lucy Jane Bledsoe, A Thin Bright Line

tags: lesbian, love

1 likes

“You’ve been looking piqued all week.”
― Lucy Jane Bledsoe, A Thin Bright Line

0 likes

“Normally Lucybelle wouldn’t suffer a fool like this for a second, but tonight she sipped her drink and took refuge in the boredom of his soliloquy, wanting the dull patter to muffle her disturbing thoughts. They broke free anyway, her thoughts, flew overhead like a flock of anxious birds, darting here and there, checking the ceiling and corners for danger.”
― Lucy Jane Bledsoe, A Thin Bright Line

0 likes

See all Lucy Jane Bledsoe's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Black Oak Books: September Author Appearances!	1	19	Aug 21, 2007 06:21PM
Challenge: 50 Books: LuLu's 50 Books 2010	12	63	Dec 27, 2010 09:17AM
The Seasonal Read...: * Summer Challenge 2011 Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE ANY POSTS)	2614	903	Aug 31, 2011 09:18PM
Romance Readers R...: Drinks/Cocktails Theme Challenge	917	718	Jul 02, 2012 03:55PM
The Seasonal Read...: Completed Tasks: PLEASE DO NOT DELETE ANY POST IN THIS THREAD	2921	518	Aug 31, 2017 09:01PM
One Million Pages...: Lindy-Lane's MILL	212	284	Jul 01, 2025 02:26PM