JESSICA BRILLIANT KEENER is the author of Evening Begins the Day (Koehler Books), and two previous novels – Night Swim, a bestseller,and Strangers in Budapest, which was an Indie Next pick, a best new book selection by Entertainment Weekly, and a Southern Independent Bookstore Association (SIBA) bestseller. She is also the author of a story collection, Women in Bed, and co-author of a business memoir. Keener has published feature articles in national publications including The Boston Globe; O, The Oprah Magazine;WBUR’s Cognoscenti; and the award-winning anthology Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the time of Covid-19. Her fiction has been published in many literary magazines and online sites including The Southeast Review, Chariton Review, Northwest Corridor, Night Train, Eclectica, Wilderness House Literary Review, Connotation Press, and The Nervous Breakdown, and has been named a finalist or placed in various contests.
