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Mary Beth Keane


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Mary Beth Keane attended Barnard College and earned an MFA from the University of Virginia, where she was a Henry Hoyns Fellow. She was a winner of the Chicago Tribune's Nelson Algren Prize in 2004 and was a 2005 Pushcart Prize nominee. She currently lives in Philadelphia with her husband and son.
 

Awards: NBA (2011)  see all

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   The Walking People (2009)
   Fever (2013)
   Ask Again, Yes (2019)
   The Half Moon (2023)
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Awards
2011 National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 : The Walking People

Award nominations
2010 PEN/Hemingway Award (nominee) : The Walking People


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The Names (2025)
Florence Knapp
"I'm left haunted by this book, and I can't wait to read whatever comes next for Florence Knapp. What a remarkable debut."
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A Family Matter (2025)
Claire Lynch
"I was so moved and humbled by this beautifully crafted novel that I held it in my hands after finishing for a moment of thanks. In frank and straightforward prose, A Family Matter captures the heart-gripping consequences of forbidden love and reminds us that while the world is far from perfect there are among us decent people who are trying, little by little, to make it better."
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Bad Nature (2025)
Ariel Courage
"Add Hester to the canon of unlikeable female characters I can't look away from, and Bad Nature to novels I couldn't put down. Dark, aloof, disciplined - this novel is reminiscent of the best of Ottessa Moshfegh or Emma Cline. I thought it was brilliant."

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