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RABBIT MOON is a finalist for the Westport Prize for Literature

The prize is awarded annually to honor an original work of literary fiction that is both relevant and timeless. Past winners include Zadie Smith and Alejandro Puyana. The prize will be awarded on November 6, 2025.

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Friday, June 20 - 7:00PM ET
Jennifer Haigh interviews Joyce Carol Oates about her new novel, FOX

Mark Twain House and Museum
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RABBIT MOON is the Barnes & Noble Book Club pick for April!

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RABBIT MOON reviewed in the Washington Post:

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Jennifer Haigh in conversation with Rand Richards Cooper, head judge of the 2023 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award

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MERCY STREET wins the 2023 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award

The $25,000 prize, given by the Mark Twain House and Museum, recognizes a novel that explores the American experience in an American voice. Previous winners include TC Boyle, Jesmyn Ward and Ocean Vuong.

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Read Jennifer Haigh’s short story “Citizen,” published in Arrowsmith:

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Read Jennifer Haigh’s short story “Shelter in Place,” published in the spring 2023 issue of Ploughshares

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MERCY STREET has been named a finalist for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award

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Read Jennifer Haigh’s short story “Shelter in Place,” published in the spring 2023 issue of Ploughshares

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The New Yorker: Best Books of 2022 So Far

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Jennifer Haigh talks about Mercy Street with Diane Rehm Book Club!
1PM ET Wednesday, April 27

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Jennifer Haigh discusses Mercy Street on The New York Times Book Review podcast

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Jennifer Haigh reviews French Braid, the new novel by Anne Tyler, in The New York Times Book Review

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