Jenny Offill, author portrait
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Jenny Offill

Jenny Offill is the author of the novels Last Things (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a finalist for the L.A. Times First Book Award), and Dept. of Speculation, which was shortlisted for the Folio Prize, the Pen Faulkner Award and the International Dublin Award. She lives in upstate New York and teaches at Syracuse University and in the low residency program at Queens University.
11 Experiments That Failed
Sparky!
Weather
Last Things
Dept. of Speculation
While You Were Napping
17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore
Money Changes Everything
The Friend Who Got Away

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11 Experiments That Failed
Sparky!
Weather
Last Things
Dept. of Speculation
While You Were Napping
17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore
Money Changes Everything
The Friend Who Got Away

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