Jessica Francis Kane
@jfkane.bsky.social
Novels (Rules for Visiting, The Report). Story collections (This Close, Bending Heaven). New novel, FONSECA, about Penelope Fitzgerald, out now from Penguin Press!
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Fonseca is on two(!) Kirkus best of 2025 lists: Best Fiction and Best Historical Fiction! #penelopefitzgerald www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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You're on the NY Times list of Best #HistoricalFiction, @jfkane.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Best Historical Fiction Novels to Read Right Now
Whether you're looking for a classic or the latest and greatest, start here.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
You're on the NY Times list of Best #HistoricalFiction, @jfkane.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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My essay "Aftermath" is up at The Rumpus. It's about the Eaton Fire, and the Aurora Borealis, and what we do with loss. This one means a great deal to me. I'd be honored if you read it.
therumpus.net/2025/11/12/a...
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Aftermath - The Rumpus
Time-lapsed satellite video shows the Palisades Fire at 10:45 a.m., a hot red ball with an orange center sitting right on the coast. A wedge of smoke shoots out over the Pacific Ocean. At around 7:00 ...
therumpus.net
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
My essay "Aftermath" is up at The Rumpus. It's about the Eaton Fire, and the Aurora Borealis, and what we do with loss. This one means a great deal to me. I'd be honored if you read it.
therumpus.net/2025/11/12/a...
therumpus.net/2025/11/12/a...
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It took the NYT until 10am to move the Epstein story to the top of the front page. They tried so hard to make opening the government the story of the day.
November 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It took the NYT until 10am to move the Epstein story to the top of the front page. They tried so hard to make opening the government the story of the day.
It took the NYT until 10am to move the Epstein story to the top of the front page. They tried so hard to make opening the government the story of the day.
November 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It took the NYT until 10am to move the Epstein story to the top of the front page. They tried so hard to make opening the government the story of the day.
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Reminder: A lot of great books published this year during absolutely bonkers news & world event times. That squashes people talking about them. Keep buying books please, keep borrowing them from libraries, and for the love of all that's good, talk about them. Post about them. 📚
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reminder: A lot of great books published this year during absolutely bonkers news & world event times. That squashes people talking about them. Keep buying books please, keep borrowing them from libraries, and for the love of all that's good, talk about them. Post about them. 📚
This is my last in-person event this year and it’s a good one. Please come!
Come and meet @jfkane.bsky.social at the Coffee House Club in New York TONIGHT: www.eventbrite.com/e/author-mar...
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is my last in-person event this year and it’s a good one. Please come!
Fonseca is also on Esquire’s best of the year list! Huge thanks to @thefrontlist.org.
For Esquire, I updated my best books of the year list to include 7 new titles that have dropped since May. www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
The 27 Best Books of 2025 (So Far)
Whether you’re looking for a compelling nonfiction mystery, a charming fantasy escape, or a suspenseful science fiction thriller, this year's literary slate has something for everyone.
www.esquire.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Fonseca is also on Esquire’s best of the year list! Huge thanks to @thefrontlist.org.
In related news: I wasn’t so lucky on the return journey. It took me over 24 hours to get home. But I loved the @texasbookfest.bsky.social !
Against all odds, I’m on my way to Austin for the @texasbookfest.bsky.social! Flight currently not canceled and on time. Wish me luck! #Booksky
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
In related news: I wasn’t so lucky on the return journey. It took me over 24 hours to get home. But I loved the @texasbookfest.bsky.social !
Fonseca is on two(!) Kirkus best of 2025 lists: Best Fiction and Best Historical Fiction! #penelopefitzgerald www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025...
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Fonseca is on two(!) Kirkus best of 2025 lists: Best Fiction and Best Historical Fiction! #penelopefitzgerald www.kirkusreviews.com/best-of/2025...
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“If You Leave is the perfect book to read in the fall, as leaves begin drifting from the trees. In leaving, there is also presence — the absence deepens awareness and heightens feeling.” Nayoung Bishoff, The Southern Review of Books southernreviewofbooks.com/2025/11/12/i...
Mother-Daughter Relationships and the Delicate Balance of Distance in “If You Leave”
Through interwoven narratives, Hutton uncovers how leaving can be an act of love, growth, and self-discovery, especially between mothers and daughters.
southernreviewofbooks.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“If You Leave is the perfect book to read in the fall, as leaves begin drifting from the trees. In leaving, there is also presence — the absence deepens awareness and heightens feeling.” Nayoung Bishoff, The Southern Review of Books southernreviewofbooks.com/2025/11/12/i...
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Some of you seem to have failed to cultivate a thirst for vengeance. It's not how I raised you.
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Some of you seem to have failed to cultivate a thirst for vengeance. It's not how I raised you.
Against all odds, I’m on my way to Austin for the @texasbookfest.bsky.social! Flight currently not canceled and on time. Wish me luck! #Booksky
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Against all odds, I’m on my way to Austin for the @texasbookfest.bsky.social! Flight currently not canceled and on time. Wish me luck! #Booksky
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
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I really needed this.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I really needed this.
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I have lit every blue candle I could find in the house. Go Mamdani!
November 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I have lit every blue candle I could find in the house. Go Mamdani!
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I am going to vote for Mamdani in the morning and I am SO EXCITED
November 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I am going to vote for Mamdani in the morning and I am SO EXCITED
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Let’s go, New York! Let’s do this! Go Mamdani!
I am going to vote for Mamdani in the morning and I am SO EXCITED
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Let’s go, New York! Let’s do this! Go Mamdani!
I have lit every blue candle I could find in the house. Go Mamdani!
November 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I have lit every blue candle I could find in the house. Go Mamdani!
Let’s go, New York! Let’s do this! Go Mamdani!
I am going to vote for Mamdani in the morning and I am SO EXCITED
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Let’s go, New York! Let’s do this! Go Mamdani!
Could we just have a blue blip tomorrow? That’s all I need.
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Could we just have a blue blip tomorrow? That’s all I need.
I am going to vote for Mamdani in the morning and I am SO EXCITED
November 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I am going to vote for Mamdani in the morning and I am SO EXCITED