Jessica Francis Kane

New Reviews

jessica — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:31:44 +0000

Two truly wonderful new reviews of The Report, the first at Too Fond of Books and the second at Charlotte Reads Classics. Charlotte says the book makes a “fabulous combination” with Atonement, one of my favorite books!

Essay for Beyond the Margins

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:53:16 +0000

I wrote a guest post for the wonderful literary blog, Beyond the Margins, on the question of writing while parenting.

Best Reads 2012

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:59:34 +0000

In the UK, THE REPORT was one of ten books named to the Best Reads 2012 list for the TV Book Club. The program about the book will air March 11, 2012 on Channel 4. I’m going to be on the telly!

The Missouri Review Editors’ Prize

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:56:29 +0000

Very happy to announce a new story of mine, “The Essentials of Acceleration,” was named a finalist in the 2012 competition. It will be published in the Spring prize issue of The Missouri Review and is part of the new collection I’m working on for Graywolf, which will be published in 2013.

Book Blog Reviews

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:01:48 +0000

“Sleep-depriving novel.” Super review at unrulyreader.com.

Hello world!

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:20:30 +0000

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!

Stage Rights optioned

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:57:42 +0000

Some big news: Stage rights to THE REPORT have been optioned by screenwriter/playwright Martin Casella!

The Monkey’s Paw

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:37:30 +0000

The Halloween special edition of The Morning News is an annual tradition wherein the writers complete a classic scary story. So much fun.

Arbotchery

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:27:57 +0000

…is my made-up word to describe the heartless pruning of trees around power lines. I wrote an essay about it for The Morning News, wonderfully illustrated by Jacqui Lee. Don’t miss her moody trees.

The Non-Expert

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:02:40 +0000

I wrote the latest Non-Expert advice column over at The Morning News. Based on years of research, the piece should help writers of the world (and others) get more work done on their vacations.