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Katharine Weber

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November 12, 1955 in New York City, The United States

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Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Stories

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Katharine Weber’s fiction debut in print, the short story "Friend of the Family," appeared in The New Yorker in January, 1993.

Her first novel, Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear (of which that story was a chapter), was published by Crown Publishers, Inc. in 1995 and was published in paperback by Picador in 1996. She was named by Granta to the controversial list of 50 Best Young American Novelists in 1996.

Her second novel, The Music Lesson, was published by Crown Publishers, Inc. in 1999, and was published in paperback by Picador in 2000. The Music Lesson has been published in fourteen foreign editions.

The Little Women was published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 2003 and by Picador in 2004. All three novels weren named Nota...more Katharine Weber’s fiction debut in print, the short story "Friend of the Family," appeared in The New Yorker in January, 1993.

Her first novel, Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear (of which that story was a chapter), was published by Crown Publishers, Inc. in 1995 and was published in paperback by Picador in 1996. She was named by Granta to the controversial list of 50 Best Young American Novelists in 1996.

Her second novel, The Music Lesson, was published by Crown Publishers, Inc. in 1999, and was published in paperback by Picador in 2000. The Music Lesson has been published in fourteen foreign editions.

The Little Women was published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 2003 and by Picador in 2004. All three novels weren named Notable Books by The New York Times Book Review. Writing in The New York Times, Richard Eder said, "Katharine Weber's novel, which stops being droll only to be funny and almost never stops being exceedingly smart, is a hermit crab. Creeping into the whelk shell of Louisa May Alcott's celebrated novel, it avails itself of the spirals to do double and triple twists inside them."

Katharine’s fourth novel, Triangle, which takes up the notorious Triangle Waist company factory fire of 1911, was published in 2006 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and in 2007 by Picador. It was longlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Literary Award, was a Finalist for the John Gardner Fiction Book Award and the Paterson Fiction Prize, and was the winner of the Connecticut Book Award for Fiction.

True Confections, Katharine's fifth novel, was published in January 2010 by Shaye Areheart Books, and was published in paperback by Broadway Books in December, 2010. In January Broadway also brought out a new edition of The Music Lesson. Triangle and The Music Lesson are now available as ebooks, too. Her next book, a memoir, The Memory Of All That: George Gershwin, Kay Swift, and My Family's Legacy of Infidelities, will be published by Crown in July 2011.

Katharine's maternal grandmother was the songwriter Kay Swift. Since Swift's death in 1993, Katharine has been a Trustee and the Administrator of the Kay Swift Memorial Trust, which is dedicated to preserving and promoting the music of Kay Swift. This work includes the first Broadway musical with a score by a woman, "Fine and Dandy," and several popular show tunes of the era, among them "Fine and Dandy" and "Can't We Be Friends?"(less)

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My memoir, THE MEMORY OF ALL THAT: George Gershwin, Kay Swift, and My Families Legacy of Infidelities will be out in a pretty new paperback edition from Broadway Books in a couple of weeks.

A question I have been asked a few times since the book's publication last July is about my motivation and indiscretion in writing about family history. Why did I delve into such personal stories about my gr... read more »

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Average rating: 3.30 · 1,757 ratings · 445 reviews · 10 distinct works

	Triangle 3.45 avg rating — 617 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	My rating:
	True Confections: A Novel 3.07 avg rating — 424 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Little Women: A Novel 3.44 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Music Lesson: A Novel 3.22 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear: A Novel 3.18 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1995 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Memory of All That: George Gershwin, Kay Swift, and My Family's Legacy of Infidelities 2.97 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Jeune Femme Au Luth by Katharine Weber (Goodreads Author), Moea Durieux (Traduction) 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	My rating:
	Der Liebhaber Unserer Mutter: Ein Autobiographischer Roman Von Joanna Green 1.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	The Memory of All That: George Gershwin, Kay Swift, and My Family's Legacy of Infidelities 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:
	It's a Girl: Women Writers on Raising Daughters by Andrea J. Buchanan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carolyn Alessio (Contributor), Kim Fischer (Contributor) 3.83 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	My rating:

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My memoir, THE MEMORY OF ALL THAT: George Gershwin, Kay Swift, and My Families Legacy of Infidelities will be out in a pretty new paperback edition... read more »

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Katharine liked Slmcmahon's review of The Music Lesson:

" I found this book delightful. The story of a woman broken by tragedy, revived and redeemed by her love of art.

I will re-read this book. "

Feb 28, 2012 09:10pm · see review

Katharine liked Bonnie Brody's review of Triangle:

" Usually I know right where I'm going when I write a review but this book has me a bit stymied because of its thematic content. It is brilliant and beautifully written, literate and musical at the same time. It tackles great themes and does it subt... "
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Feb 28, 2012 09:09pm · see review

Katharine liked Rosebud's review of The Music Lesson:

" I finished this book with a huge smile on my face! I loved the style and descriptions of living in Ireland in the cottage by the sea. It's a short little gem; story unfolds slowly narrated by Patricia-some art history, Irish history and even some... "
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Feb 15, 2012 03:38pm · see review

Katharine made a comment on What Would Edith Wharton Do?:

"The new novel -- thank you for asking! -- is about a man and a monkey. "

Oct 31, 2011 05:54am

Katharine took the Never-Ending Book Quiz

questions answered:	281
correct:	215 (76.5%)
skipped:	13
best streak:	14
questions added:	4

Oct 18, 2011 11:18am · beat her score

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Katharine made a comment on Laura's review of Triangle

"Laura wrote: "Wow. Defensive much?"

Why be rude?

We're at Goodreads, having a conversation in public, and the author of the book you spent time reading...more "

May 17, 2010 12:32am · see review

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Quotes by Katharine Weber

“Life seems sometimes like nothing more than a series of losses, from beginning to end. That's the given. How you respond to those losses, what you make of what's left, that's the part you have to make up as you go.”
― Katharine Weber, The Music Lesson: A Novel

tags: life , loss

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“I do love competence in a man.”
― Katharine Weber, The Music Lesson

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“I am in awe of the perpetual tumult of the sea. I am moved by the still place on the horizon where the sky begins. I am stirred by the soaring and dipping fields that make the landscape into a rumpled green counterpane. I thought I would never have such powerful feelings again. I thought I would live through the rest of my life having experiences, and thoughts, but I never thought I would again feel deeply-- I was convinced that my wounds had healed and become thick scars, essentially numb.”
― Katharine Weber, The Music Lesson: A Novel

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