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Kit Reed

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place of birth United States
website http://www.kitreed.net
influences Graham Greene, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fizgerald, Evelyn Waugh and a cast of thousands.

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

books by Kit Reed

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avg rating: 3.35 | 91 ratings | 36 distinct works
Thinner Than Thou Thinner Than Thou (Paperback)
by Kit Reed (goodreads author!)
avg rating 3.17 — 46 ratings — published 2005
2 editions
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The Baby Merchant The Baby Merchant (Hardcover)
by Kit Reed (goodreads author!)
avg rating 2.88 — 16 ratings — published 2006
2 editions
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Other Stories and the Attack o... Other Stories and the Attack of the Giant Baby (Paperback)
by Kit Reed (goodreads author!)
avg rating 5.00 — 4 ratings — published 1981
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@expectations @expectations (Paperback)
by Kit Reed (goodreads author!)
avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published 2001
3 editions
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Dogs of Truth: New and Uncolle... Dogs of Truth: New and Uncollected Stories (Paperback)
by Kit Reed (goodreads author!)
avg rating 3.00 — 4 ratings — published 2005
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The Baby Merchant (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated 09/26/2007 06:09AM
description: from the novel



Kit is currently reading

The Girl with the Dr... 08/24 Kit is currently reading:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Hardcover)
by Stieg Larsson
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August 20
Enclave Kit added:
Enclave (Hardcover)
by Kit Reed (Goodreads author!)
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read in August, 2008

Kit Kit said: "Well, I didn't read it, I wrote it. Now in bound galleys. Coming in Feb.
and here, a brief book description, from my page:

Set in a mountaintop school run by an ex-Marine pledged to protect and reform spoiled rich kids, Enclave brings together wa...more
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August 11
Godchildren Kit gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Godchildren (Hardcover)
by Nicholas Coleridge
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read in August, 2008

Kit Kit said: "The first U.S. edition of Colderidge's snotty, addictively wonderful page-turning tour of the British class system.
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July 20
Is a book jacket an event? 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
July 10
Quote_tiny Kit added a quote:
"Once more into the breach, dear friends." — Prince Hal
July 08
The Garden of Last D... Kit gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
The Garden of Last Days: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Andre Dubus III
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read in July, 2008

Kit Kit said: "a little less than OK. His grip on women characters is tenuous at best. "
Devil May Care Kit gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Devil May Care (Hardcover)
by Sebastian Faulks
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read in July, 2008

Kit Kit said: "tepid. "
May 15
The Story of Edgar S... Kit gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Hardcover)
by David Wroblewski
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read in May, 2008

Kit Kit said: "extraordinary. intense and remarkable. superb. "
May 01
4504 Kit made a comment in the group You ImagineWhat do you want to see happen with this group? topic:
421599 Kit wrote: "Maybe you've already done this but I'd be interested in how useful you guys think an Internet presen...more "
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quotes by Kit Reed

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""When you have been dead and buried many things worry you, but nothing frightens you."
--The Singing Marine"
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"Once more into the breach, dear friends."
— Prince Hal
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from Daniel
04/15/2008 08:00PM

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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.












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