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Kit Reedauthor profile |
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| place of birth | United States | |||||||||||||||
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| website | http://www.kitreed.net | |||||||||||||||
| influences | Graham Greene, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fizgerald, Evelyn Waugh and a cast of thousands. | |||||||||||||||
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about this author
Kit Reed's The Night Children is scheduled for publication in 2008, to be followed by Enclave early in 2009. Publishers Weekly calls her "one of our brightest cultural commentators." Unfortunately she does too much reading and reviewing to be able to post on books here, but has starred a few-- only the best. Her most recent novel,The Baby Merchant, is about the man who will do anything for a couple that wants a baby-- for a price. With Thinner Than Thou a winner of the A.L.A. Alex Award, and her collection, Dogs of Truth, it is now available in trade paperback. The New York Times Book Review has this to say about her work: "Most of these stories shine with the incisive edginess of brilliant cartoons... they are less fant...more |
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books by Kit Reedcombine editionsavg rating: 3.35 | 91 ratings | 36 distinct works
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The Baby Merchant (Literature & Fiction)
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Hardcover) by Stieg Larsson bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Enclave (Hardcover) by Kit Reed (Goodreads author!) |
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Godchildren (Hardcover) by Nicholas Coleridge |
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"The first U.S. edition of Colderidge's snotty, addictively wonderful page-turning tour of the British class system.
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Kit said "yes" to attending the event: Is a book jacket an event?. date: July 26, 2008 04:46PM location: my page, United States description: ENCLAVE will be out in February, 2009 | |||
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The Garden of Last Days: A Novel (Hardcover) by Andre Dubus III |
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"a little less than OK. His grip on women characters is tenuous at best.
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Devil May Care (Hardcover) by Sebastian Faulks |
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quotes by Kit Reed
""When you have been dead and buried many things worry you, but nothing frightens you."
--The Singing Marine"
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--The Singing Marine"
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"Once more into the breach, dear friends."
— Prince Hal
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Hi Kit, I've added Thinner Than Thou, The Baby Merchant, Other Stories and the Attack of the Giant Baby, @expctations and your other book Dogs of Truth to my to-read list.
Hi Kit, I've added Thinner Than Thou, The Baby Merchant, Other Stories and the Attack of the Giant Baby, @expctations and your other book Dogs of Truth to my to-read list.
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