Jessica Francis Kane

Jessica Francis Kane
Kane at the 2025 Texas Book Festival
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Website
www.jessicafranciskane.com

Jessica Francis Kane is a writer.

Her first novel The Report was a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.[1]

Kane's second novel, Rules for Visiting was shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize and was named in Oprah Daily as one of the best books of 2019.[2]

Fonseca (Penguin Press, August 12, 2025) is her latest novel.

Kane has written articles and essays based on social themes from her novels.[3] The articles and essays have appeared in Harper’s Magazine, The New York Times, Slate, Virginia Quarterly Review, ZYZZYVA, and Granta.[4]

References

  1. ^ Woodroof, Martha (2010-09-18). "Two First Novels, 10 Years In The Making". Montana Public Radio. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  2. ^ Haber, Leigh; Hart, Michelle; Cain, Hamilton (2019-11-11). "The Best Books of 2019, According to Oprah Magazine". Oprah Daily. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  3. ^ Kane, Jessica Francis (2019-06-12). "Top 10 houseguests in fiction". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  4. ^ Brewer, Robert Lee. "Jessica Francis Kane: Follow Your Obsessions". writersdigest.com. Active Interest Media. Retrieved 12 September 2025.