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Marcy Dermansky is the author of the novels Bad Marie and Twins.

Hailed by The Nervous Breakdown’s Gina Frangello as “genuinely sexy, dark and subversive but also freaking weirdly hilarious,” Bad Marie has been selected as a Barnes and Noble Fall 2010 Discover Great New Writers pick. Time Magazine pronounced Bad Marie “irresistible.”

Marcy’s first novel Twins(2005) was a New York Times Editors Choice Pick: “A brainy, emotionally sophisticated bildungsroman-for-two.” Years later, readers continue to write Marcy about the ending, wanting to know if Chloe made the basket.

Marcy’s short fiction has been published widely, including McSweeney’s, Indiana Review, Mississippi Review and Fifty-Two Stories. A former MacDowell fellow, Marcy is the winner...more


Average rating: 3.48 · 1,183 ratings · 291 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors
Bad Marie
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 900 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
Twins
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions

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