Blair Hurley is an American novelist who lives near Toronto, Ontario. She was awarded a Pushcart Prize in 2018 for her short story The Home for Buddhist Widows,[1] published in West Branch.
Blair Hurley | |
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| Occupation | Novelist |
| Education | Princeton University (AB) New York University (MFA) |
| Period | 2009-present |
| Website | |
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In 2018, Hurley published the novel The Devoted. In the New York Times Book Review, critic Sharma Shields called the work an "intimate, fluid debut," and "as tender and fervent as a prayer".[2] Vogue called The Devoted "an assured and promising debut",[3] and Eliana Dockterman at Time Magazine called the work "terrifying but insightful".[4]
Novels
edit- The Devoted. W. W. Norton. 2018. ISBN 978-0393651591.
- Minor Prophets. Ig Publishing. 2023. ISBN 978-1632461490.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Henderson, Bill, ed. (2018). The Pushcart Prize XLII: Best of the Small Presses. Pushcart Press. ISBN 978-1888889857.
- ^ Shields, Sharma (2018-09-07). "Sex, Love and Religious Fervor Abound in Two New Novels". The New York Times Book Review. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ Schama, Chloe; Read, Bridget (2018-05-30). "13 Books to Thrill, Entertain, and Sustain You This Summer". Vogue. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ Dockterman, Eliana (2018-08-27). "False Prophets Come Under Fire in Two Timely Summer Novels". Time Magazine. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ MINOR PROPHETS | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Minor Prophets by Blair Hurley". www.publishersweekly.com.
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