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Kate Christensen

Kate Christensen is the author of six novels, including “The Great Man,” which won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner award, and, most recently, “The Astral.” She blogs about food at katechristensen.wordpress.com. She lives in Portland, Maine.

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Halloween 2012: What’s scary?

Jonathan Lethem, Peter Trachtenberg, Jennifer Gilmore, Kate Christensen, Meg Wolitzer, Julie Klam
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The horrors of aging

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Loser lit

Kate Christensen