Kevin Brockmeier is a critically acclaimed author, born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. He received his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the prestigious Iowa Writer's Workshop in 1997, marking the beginning of his successful writing career. Brockmeier has since established himself as a prominent figure in contemporary American literature.
Throughout his career, Brockmeier's work has been widely recognized and celebrated. His stories have been featured in several prominent literary publications, including The New Yorker, McSweeney's, Crazyhorse, and The Georgia Review. These accolades are a testament to Brockmeier's exceptional storytelling abilities and his unique voice in modern literature. Furthermore, his work has been honored with numerous awards, such as the O. Henry Award, the Nelson Algren Award, and a National Endowment of the Arts grant. These distinctions underscore the significant impact and value of Brockmeier's literary contributions.
Standalone Novels
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City of Names
2002
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The Truth About Celia
2003
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The Brief History of the Dead
2003
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Grooves
2006
5
The Illumination
2011
Collections
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Things that Fall from the Sky
2002
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The View From the Seventh Layer
2008
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The Ghost Variations
2020
Non-Fiction Books
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A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip
2014
Selected Shorts Books
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For Better and for Worse (By: Symphony Space)
1993
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Even More Laughs (By: Jonathan Lethem, T.C. Boyle, Philip Roth, Stephen Colbert, Miranda July, Christine Baranski, Alec Baldwin, Robert Sean Leonard, Symphony Space, Jerry Zaks, Julia Slavin, Harry Mathews, Thomas Meehan, Marian Seldes, Parker Posey)
1998
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Timeless Classics (By: Shirley Jackson, James Thurber, Raymond Carver, John Shea, Jack London, Edith Wharton, D.H. Lawrence, Richard Connell, Maria Tucci, James Naughton, Charles Keating, Symphony Space, Marian Seldes, Isaiah Sheffer, Steven Gilborn)
2006
4
Falling in Love (By: E. Nesbit, Padgett Powell, Maile Meloy, Rick Bass, Edna O'Brien, Fionnula Flanagan, Hope Davis, Laurie Colwin, Ted Marcoux, Christina Pickles, Jane Curtin, William Hurt, Symphony Space)
2007
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Food Fictions (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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Travel Tales (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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Edith Wharton (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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Pets! (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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Tales of Betrayal (By: John Cheever, Tessa Hadley, John Biguenet, Adam Haslett, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Symphony Space, Galina Vromen)
2007
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Family Matters (By: Symphony Space)
2007
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Are We There Yet? (By: Symphony Space)
2008
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A Touch of Magic (With: Ray Bradbury, T.C. Boyle, Maria Tucci, James Naughton, Haruki Murakami, Jonathan Safran Foer, Donald Barthelme, Daniel Gerroll, Symphony Space, Andrew Lam, Jerry Zaks)
2009
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The William Hurt Collection (By: Richard Ford, Tobias Wolff, Aleksandar Hemon, William Hurt, Ron Carlson, Symphony Space)
2009
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Whodunit? (By: Ed McBain, Dashiell Hammett, Shirley Jackson, John Shea, Louise Erdrich, Nadine Gordimer, René Auberjonois, Fionnula Flanagan, Robert Sean Leonard, C.S. Montanye, Symphony Space, Isaiah Sheffer, Hattie Winston)
2009
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American Classics (By: Edgar Allan Poe, Joyce Carol Oates, Eudora Welty, John Cheever, Alice Walker, Donald Barthelme, John Sayles, Amy Tan, Symphony Space)
2010
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New American Stories (By: Sherman Alexie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Aleksandar Hemon, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Symphony Space)
2011
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Poe! (By: Symphony Space)
2012
Kevin Brockmeier Anthologies
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Prize Stories 2000: The O. Henry Awards
2000
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Sixteenth Annual Collection
2003
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Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection
2003
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Seventeenth Annual Collection
2004
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Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection