Keith Donohue

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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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From the Mouth of the Whale

My review of Sjon’s new novel From the Mouth of the Whale in the Washington Post.

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Keith Donohue's Books

Average rating: 3.61 · 7,736 ratings · 1,302 reviews · 7 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Stolen Child 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 6,757 ratings — published 2006 — 33 editions	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
	Angels of Destruction 3.18 of 5 stars 3.18 avg rating — 757 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions	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
	Centuries of June: A Novel 3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	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
	Tiny Gems: Irish Stories That Sparkle And Charm 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	Het wisselkind 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Writing America 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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 Irish Anatomist: A Study Of Flann O'brien 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2002	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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“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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January Fantasy: This poll determines which 2 novels will move on to the run-off poll for January 2010 Fantasy Book of the Month!

The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks

10 votes 20.8%

To Reign in Hell by Steven Brust

9 votes 18.8%

Blood and Iron by Elizabeth Bear

7 votes 14.6%

Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin

6 votes 12.5%

The Tower at Stony Wood by Patricia A. McKillip

5 votes 10.4%

Flesh and Spirit by Carol Berg

4 votes 8.3%

Eon Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman

3 votes 6.3%

The Stolen Child A Novel by Keith Donohue

3 votes 6.3%

Thor by Wayne Smith

1 vote 2.1%

Ariel A Book of the Change by Steven R. Boyett

0 votes 0.0%

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