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Helene Wecker

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Helene Wecker’s first novel, The Golem and the Jinni, was awarded the Mythopoeic Award for Adult Literature, the VCU Cabell Award for First Novel, and the Harold U. Ribalow Prize, and was nominated for a Nebula Award and a World Fantasy Award. Its sequel, The Hidden Palace, was published in June 2021. A Midwest native, she holds a B.A. in English from Carleton College and an M.F.A. in Fiction Writing from Columbia University. Her work has appeared in literary journals such as Joyland and Catamaran, as well as the fantasy anthology The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories. She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and children.

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2016 Nebula Awards — May 12-15!

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Hey, Chicago! I’ll be attending the 2016 Nebula Awards, speaking on a couple of panels, signing books at a FREE mass autographing event, and presenting the Nebula for 2015’s best novel. Take a look at the awesome list of nominees and the conference schedule, and I hope to see you there!

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Average rating: 4.12 · 150,254 ratings · 18,933 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 130,681 ratings — published 2013 — 9 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 Hidden Palace (The Golem and the Jinni, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 18,007 ratings — published 2021 — 13 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 Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories by Mahvesh Murad (Editor), Jared Shurin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 1,449 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Golem i Dżin. Część I (Golem i Dżin, #1) by Helene Wecker (Goodreads Author), Małgorzata Koczańska (Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2013	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
	Divestment by Helene Wecker (Goodreads Author), Widdi Turner (Reader) 3.70 avg rating — 54 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
	Golem i Dżin. Część II (Golem i Dżin, #2) by Helene Wecker (Goodreads Author), Małgorzata Koczańska (Translator) 3.93 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2013	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 Golem and the Jinni Series 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings	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
	A World of Great Fiction: Free Sampler by Lars Kepler (Goodreads Author), Zoran Drvenkar, Maggie Shipstead (Goodreads Author) 3.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013	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
	Story Behind the Book : Volume 4 - Essays on Writing & Editing Fiction by Kristijan Meic (Editor), Ivana Steiner (Editor), James Robertson (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Best Fiction Debuts 2013: Free Sampler by Nathan Filer, Maggie Shipstead (Goodreads Author), Charles Dubow (Goodreads Author) 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013	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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“Sometimes men want what they don't have because they don't have it. Even if everyone offered to share, they would only want the share that wasn't theirs.”
― Helene Wecker, The Golem and the Jinni

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“All of us are lonely at some point or another, no matter how any people surround us. And then, we meet someone who seems to understand. She smiles, and for a moment the loneliness disappears.”
― Helene Wecker, The Golem and the Jinni

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“A man might desire something for a moment, while a larger part of him rejects it. You'll need to learn to judge people by their actions, not their thoughts.”
― Helene Wecker, The Golem and the Jinni

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August ~ BotM Nominations-(Dusty Read) 2nd Poll

Top 5 Books!!!

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Mary Ann Shaffer

15 votes, 26.3%

Between Shades of Gray

by Ruta Sepetys

14 votes, 24.6%

We Need to Talk About Kevin

by Lionel Shriver

12 votes, 21.1%

The Golem and the Jinni

by Helene Wecker

9 votes, 15.8%

Cutting for Stone

by Abraham Verghese

7 votes, 12.3%

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