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Jonis Agee is the author of four novels, four collections of short fiction, and a book of poetry. Three of her books-Strange Angels, Bend This Heart, and Sweet Eyes-were named Notable Books of the Year by The New York Times. Taking the Wall won the ForeWord Magazine Editor's Choice Award and The Weight of Dreams won the Nebraska Book Award. Jonis Agee is a Nebraska native who has lived and taught throughout the Midwest. She is now Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   Sweet Eyes (1991)
   Strange Angels (1993)
   South of Resurrection (1997)
   The Weight of Dreams (1999)
   The River Wife (2007)
   The Bones of Paradise (2016)
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Collections
   Houses (poems) (1976)
   Two Poems (poems) (1983)
   Pretend We've Never Met (1989)
   Bend This Heart (1989)
   A .38 Special and a Broken Heart (1995)
   Taking the Wall (1999)
   Acts of Love On Indigo Road (2003)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Mercury (1981)
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Lighthouse Burning (2023)
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Pickard County Atlas (2021)
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"Pickard County Atlas is a gripping debut fueled by small-town secrets and lies by omission, and characters whose rawness and reticence are fresh and strong enough to crack your teeth and make you fall in love. Chris Harding Thornton is an original--an important new writer whose lyrical phrasing reflects the rural Midwest's long, harsh horizons and sheltering hills."
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Promise (2018)
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"Gwin’s gift shines in the complexity of her characters and their fraught relationships with each other, their capacity for courage and hope, coupled with their passion for justice. [...] I couldn’t put this novel down, and I don’t think you’ll want to either."

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