Keith Donohue

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January 01, 1960

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Keith Donohue is an American novelist. His acclaimed 2006 novel The Stolen Child, about a changeling, was inspired by the Yeats poem of the same name. His second novel, Angels of Destruction, was published in March 2009.

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he earned his B.A. and M.A. from Duquesne University and his Ph.D. in English from The Catholic University of America.

Currently he is Director of Communications for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the grant-making arm of the U. S. National Archives in Washington, DC. Until 1998 he worked at the National Endowment for the Arts and wrote speeches for chairmen John Frohnmayer and Jane Alexander, and has written articles for the New York Times, Washington...more

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Books by Keith Donohue

Average rating: 3.59 · 6,330 ratings · 1,189 reviews · 6 distinct works

	The Stolen Child 3.65 avg rating — 5,518 ratings — published 2006 — 32 editions	My rating:
	Angels of Destruction: A Novel 3.17 avg rating — 644 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Centuries Of June: A Novel 3.30 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Tiny Gems: Irish Stories That Sparkle And Charm 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	Writing America 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	The Irish Anatomist: A Study Of Flann O'brien 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002	My rating:

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Quotes by Keith Donohue

“Write it down, boy. If you come across a passage in your reading that you’d like to remember, write it down in your little book; then you can read it again, memorize it, and have it whenever you wish.”
― Keith Donohue

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“Once I learned to read, I could not imagine my life otherwise.”
― Keith Donohue

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“As I let go of the past, the past let go of me. ”
― Keith Donohue, The Stolen Child

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Polls

DECEMBER FANTASY: This poll decides which 2 novels will move on to the run-off poll for our December Fantasy Book of the Month!

The Stupidest Angel A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Version 2.0 by Christopher Moore

12 votes 24.5%

Storm Front by Jim Butcher

12 votes 24.5%

Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

10 votes 20.4%

Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin

7 votes 14.3%

The Stolen Child A Novel by Keith Donohue

3 votes 6.1%

Dawnthief by James Barclay

2 votes 4.1%

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

2 votes 4.1%

Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson

1 vote 2.0%

Devlin's Honor by Patricia Bray

0 votes 0.0%

49 total votes

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