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Christina Baker Kline

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Nabokov, Flaubert, George Eliot

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A #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, including The Exiles, Orphan Train, and A Piece of the World, Christina Baker Kline is published in 40 countries. Her novels have received the New England Prize for Fiction, the Maine Literary Award, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Award, among other prizes, and have been chosen by hundreds of communities, universities and schools as “One Book, One Read” selections. Her essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in publications such as the New York Times and the NYT Book Review, the Boston Globe, the San Francisco Chronicle, LitHub, Psychology Today, Poets & Writers, and Salon.

Born in England and raised in the American South and Maine, Kline is a graduate of Yale (B.A.), Cambridge (M.A ...more

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	Orphan Train 4.20 avg rating — 462,584 ratings — published 2013 — 127 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	A Piece of the World 3.86 avg rating — 68,743 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Exiles 4.15 avg rating — 63,863 ratings — published 2020 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Please Don't Lie (Crystal River, #1) by Christina Baker Kline (Goodreads Author), Anne Burt (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 11,733 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Way Life Should Be 3.61 avg rating — 10,939 ratings — published 2007 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Sweet Water 3.35 avg rating — 8,481 ratings — published 1993 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Scenic Route 4.01 avg rating — 5,233 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Bird in Hand 3.25 avg rating — 6,298 ratings — published 2009 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Orphan Train Girl 4.27 avg rating — 3,196 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Desire Lines 3.45 avg rating — 3,860 ratings — published 1998 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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“I've come to think that's what heaven is- a place in the memory of others where our best selves live on.”
― Christina Baker Kline, Orphan Train

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“I like the assumption that everyone is trying his best, and we should all just be kind to each other.”
― Christina Baker Kline, Orphan Train

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“I learned long ago that loss is not only probable but inevitable. I know what it means to lose everything, to let go of one life and find another. And now I feel, with a strange, deep certainty, that it must be my lot in life to be taught that lesson over and over again.”
― Christina Baker Kline, Orphan Train

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Polls

June Side Read Nominations ~ 1st Poll
Top 5 books will move onto final round

Sometimes I Lie

by Alice Feeney

9 votes, 19.1%

Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee

8 votes, 17.0%

A Piece of the World

by Christina Baker Kline

6 votes, 12.8%

Strangers on a Train

by Patricia Highsmith

6 votes, 12.8%

Out of the Easy

by Ruta Sepetys

6 votes, 12.8%

Artemis

by Andy Weir

5 votes, 10.6%

Everything Here Is Beautiful

by Mira T. Lee

3 votes, 6.4%

The Wangs vs. the World

by Jade Chang

2 votes, 4.3%

Priestdaddy: A Memoir

by Patricia Lockwood

1 vote, 2.1%

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

by Jon Krakauer

1 vote, 2.1%

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Nov 05, 2025 03:55PM

Congratulations 🎉 Saw Cover for Foursome Today. I am so excited to read this book. I love your writing and read everything you write. I hope Incan catch you when you are touring. All my best, 🩷📖😃

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Mar 17, 2013 08:09PM

You are a great reviewer. I follow your recommendations

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