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Stewart O'Nan

Stewart O'Nan
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Stewart O'Nan

Stewart O’Nan’s award-winning fiction includes Snow Angels, A Prayer for the Dying, Last Night at the Lobster, and Emily, Alone. His most recent novel, The Odds, was hailed by The Boston Globe as “a gorgeous fable, a stunning meditation and a hope-filled Valentine.” Granta named him one of America’s Best Young Novelists. He was born and raised and lives in Pittsburgh.

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A Face in the Crowd
Aug 23, 2012
A Face in the Crowd will be released on August 21, 2012 in Compact Disk, eBook
Aug 21, 2012
A Face in the Crowd is now available in Compact Disk, eBook
Aug 21, 2012
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Chapter 1 from Faithful
Jun 19, 2009
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Text Excerpt 1 from Faithful
Mar 09, 2009
Campeones mundiales al fin! (Faithful) will be released on September 13, 2005 in
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Daily News Tribune, May 13, 2013
...Mona Simpson's Off Keck Road, Is This Tomorrow is an intimate meditation on time, loss and destiny." Stewart O'Nan, author of Emily, Alone and The Odds "Heart-wrenching..sympathetic. This tale of domestic suspense builds to a shocking climax and will...
Cleveland Live, April 11, 2013
...that "you're not alone, even when you are." More than one critic compared the writing to Stewart O'Nan's. (And O'Nan himself endorses the novel on the cover, saying that Mahoney "shows great care and compassion for its people.") In her review for the...
The Week Magazine, January 19, 2013
...about turning away from death: "How could he go? Everything he hated was here." Emily, Alone by Stewart O'Nan (Penguin, $15). Emily Maxwell, the least creative person on this list, is in her eighth decade and passes her days mostly alone at home in...
St. Petersburg Times, January 19, 2013
...Live by Night) Wednesday: Daniel Woodrell (The Outlaw Album), with Q&A moderated by Michael Koryta (The Prophet) Thursday: Stewart O'Nan (The Odds) and David Yoo (The Detention Club) Friday: Tom Franklin (Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter) and Ann...
Chicago Tribune, January 18, 2013
...below the surface, and tension isn't synonymous with action. For Dawn, "Last Night at the Lobster" by Stewart O'Nan. 1. "The Orchid Affair" by Lauren Willig 2. "The Garden Intrigue" by Lauren Willig 3. "Bring Up the Bodies" by Hilary Mantel 4. "The...
Inside Bay Area, January 10, 2013
..."The Pleasure of My Company" by Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin), "Last Night at the Lobster" by Stewart O'Nan, "Double Star" by Robert Heinlein and "At the Mountains of Madness" by H.P. Lovecraft. I read or re-read five books by Ray Bradbury and...
Huffington Post Canada, January 3, 2013
...the treacherous relationships faced by siblings who compete and work together on a daily basis. The Odds -- Stewart O'Nan I've been watching a lot of Breaking Bad as of late (for the first time), and for whatever reason, this book now reminds me of...
Wicked Local Marlborough, April 28, 2013
...didn't want to relive that day, a number of books have been written about it. Slopek feels Stewart O'Nan's "The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy'' is the best. In 2002, plans began for a memorial to the victims. Slopek was among those...
Wicked Local Hudson, April 28, 2013
...didn't want to relive that day, a number of books have been written about it. Slopek feels Stewart O'Nan's "The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy'' is the best. In 2002, plans began for a memorial to the victims. Slopek was among those...
Wicked Local Marlborough, April 28, 2013
...didn't want to relive that day, a number of books have been written about it. Slopek feels Stewart O'Nan's "The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy'' is the best. In 2002, plans began for a memorial to the victims. Slopek was among those...
Wicked Local Hudson, April 28, 2013
...didn't want to relive that day, a number of books have been written about it. Slopek feels Stewart O'Nan's "The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy'' is the best. In 2002, plans began for a memorial to the victims. Slopek was among those...
Cleveland Live, April 11, 2013
...that "you're not alone, even when you are." More than one critic compared the writing to Stewart O'Nan's. (And O'Nan himself endorses the novel on the cover, saying that Mahoney "shows great care and compassion for its people.") In her review for the...
DePauw University, April 7, 2013
...of writing and being back inside my stories." Access the piece at the Observer's website. Novelist Stewart O'Nan observes, "The smart, funky, well-turned stories in What You Are Now Enjoying keep the reader not just guessing and leaning forward but...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 31, 2013
...years, the annual event has brought in well-known writers with Pittsburgh ties, including poet Terrance Hayes and author Stewart O'Nan. Ms. Derricotte has published five books of poetry, most recently "The Undertaker's Daughter," which looks back on her...