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Kristin Bair O'Keeffe

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in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States

February 24

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Literature & Fiction, Fiction, Contemporary

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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 ...more

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	Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything 3.54 avg rating — 3,671 ratings — 8 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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“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”
― Kristin Bair O'Keeffe

tags: emotions, feelings, happiness, sadness, the-human-experience

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“Crap. Crap, crappity, crap.”
― Kristin Bair O'Keeffe, Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything

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“Alice laughed. 'There's no use trying,' she said. 'One can't believe impossible things.'

I daresay you haven't had much practice,' said the Queen. 'When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. There goes the shawl again!”
― Lewis Carroll

tags: beliefs, breakfast, humor, impossible

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“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”
― Anais Nin

tags: courage, life

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“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.”
― Muriel Rukeyser

tags: craft, inspirational, muriel-rukeyser, writers

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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

tags: action, change, inspirational, misattributed-to-gandhi, philosophy, wish

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“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.”
― Joe Klaas, The Twelve Steps to Happiness: A Practical Handbook for Understanding and Working the Twelve Step Programs for Alcoholism, Codependency, Eating Disorders, and Other Addictions