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Kristin Bair O'Keeffe

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in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States
February 24

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Kristin Bair writes fiercely—and humorously—about women navigating (peri)menopause, marriage, motherhood, the mental load, and identity. Her fourth novel, Clementine Crane Prefers Not To, tells the story of a woman radicalized against the patriarchy by her very first hot flash. It is a blazing anthem for anyone ready to rewrite the rules. (coming October 14, 2025)

Her third novel, Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything, was named a Best New Book by People magazine. She is also the author of The Art of Floating and Thirsty, as well as numerous essays about China, bears, adoption, off-the-plot expats, and more. Her work has appeared in The Gettysburg Review, The Baltimore Review, The Manifest-Station, Flying: Journal of Writing and Environment, T
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Kristin Bair O'Keeffe In 2005, when the idea for my new novel The Art of Floating hit me, I was in a café in Haverhill, Massachusetts. While waiting for a sandwich, I happe…moreIn 2005, when the idea for my new novel The Art of Floating hit me, I was in a café in Haverhill, Massachusetts. While waiting for a sandwich, I happened upon an article in the New York Times about a mute, unresponsive man who’d been found on a beach in Europe. Germany, I think. The folks who found him had no idea where he’d come from or who he was. And although I can no longer distinguish between what was in the article and what I’ve made up since (an affliction common in novelists), I believe they stuck him in a hospital and tried to figure out his origins in various ways—speaking to him in different languages, trying to get him to read newspapers and letters, food, music, etc. It was a real-life mystery that captivated many…and made it into the New York Times.

As I waited for my sandwich, the possibilities of a story about a guy discovered on a beach, who, it seems, just walked out of the sea, blossomed in my head. I grabbed a pen and wrote a list of questions on my palm (where I write all important things): Who is he? Where did he come from? Did he really just walk out of the sea? Why is he here? Who finds him?(less)
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“But the whole time she’s thinking how weird it is that sadness and happiness can consume a human at the same time, that those two gigantic feelings can reside in the same heart. That a human born in this world is expected to manage so much of both.” - Agatha Arch is Afraid of Everything”
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message 2: by Kristin (last edited Sep 08, 2009 12:57AM)

Kristin O'Keeffe Carla wrote: "So glad you are my book friend? Will you come to my book group when we read/discuss Thirsty? Carla"

Thirsty A Novel by Kristin Bair O'Keeffe Absolutely! I'd love to come to your book group. So great to connect with you here.


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Carla So glad you are my book friend? Will you come to my book group when we read/discuss Thirsty? Carla


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