Kelsey O'Brien
@kelseyobrienauthor.bsky.social
Historical fiction writer based in Paris. Fierce feminist and chocoholic.
https://kelseyobrienauthor.com
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The Three: A devastating, compelling historical thriller
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This is my first novel-- I love it with all my heart and am endlessly delighted it's going to be published. The perfect story to get lost in on a dark winter night-- featuring Georgian London, gay lovers evading danger, revolutionary politics, and deep friendship. Pre-order it now! geni.us/l5Nu
What a sensitive, kind, and informative summary of why teenagers are not scary, and what we adults can do to support them. I really loved this piece: theauntie.substack.com/p/dont-fear-...
Don’t Fear the Teens
Teenagers are (a lot) less intimidating than you think.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
What a sensitive, kind, and informative summary of why teenagers are not scary, and what we adults can do to support them. I really loved this piece: theauntie.substack.com/p/dont-fear-...
This is my first novel-- I love it with all my heart and am endlessly delighted it's going to be published. The perfect story to get lost in on a dark winter night-- featuring Georgian London, gay lovers evading danger, revolutionary politics, and deep friendship. Pre-order it now! geni.us/l5Nu
The Three: A devastating, compelling historical thriller
Get it now:
geni.us
October 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This is my first novel-- I love it with all my heart and am endlessly delighted it's going to be published. The perfect story to get lost in on a dark winter night-- featuring Georgian London, gay lovers evading danger, revolutionary politics, and deep friendship. Pre-order it now! geni.us/l5Nu
Last day of #Cemtember! Let's close out the month with my unnecessary comparison between London's Highgate and Paris's Père Lachaise (though really, I enjoy celebrating cemeteries almost every day): kelseyobrienauthor.substack.com/p/highgate-c...
Highgate Cemetery vs. Père Lachaise
An unnecessary comparison
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September 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Last day of #Cemtember! Let's close out the month with my unnecessary comparison between London's Highgate and Paris's Père Lachaise (though really, I enjoy celebrating cemeteries almost every day): kelseyobrienauthor.substack.com/p/highgate-c...
An incredible story about one of the most beloved yet unknown figures in American history. We can trust oral histories and give them the same consideration as documentary evidence when piecing together the past. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/m...
What if Everything We Know About Sacagawea Is Wrong?
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September 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
An incredible story about one of the most beloved yet unknown figures in American history. We can trust oral histories and give them the same consideration as documentary evidence when piecing together the past. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/m...
"For art to survive and thrive, all we have to do is simply and faithfully honour a feeling, a connection, a moment in time." - latest wisdom from Elif Shafak elifshafak.substack.com/p/here-we-ar...
Here we are.... and so it goes
Every now and then, I like to look at the drawings of American author Kurt Vonnegut.
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August 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"For art to survive and thrive, all we have to do is simply and faithfully honour a feeling, a connection, a moment in time." - latest wisdom from Elif Shafak elifshafak.substack.com/p/here-we-ar...
I find stories like this one so inspiring. Heroism is possible every day, in the course of carrying out our ordinary responsibilities and working together: jacobin.com/2025/06/fran...
French Dockers Block Weapons to Israel
Last Wednesday, workers at a port in southern France searched a cargo ship headed for Haifa — and found it carried 19 pallets of machine-gun parts. They blocked the shipment, refusing to be complicit ...
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July 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I find stories like this one so inspiring. Heroism is possible every day, in the course of carrying out our ordinary responsibilities and working together: jacobin.com/2025/06/fran...
"Communities without art — in all its various, ridiculous, beautiful forms — are communities that are dying."
Another banger from Anne Helen Petersen: annehelen.substack.com/p/no-really-...
Another banger from Anne Helen Petersen: annehelen.substack.com/p/no-really-...
July 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
"Communities without art — in all its various, ridiculous, beautiful forms — are communities that are dying."
Another banger from Anne Helen Petersen: annehelen.substack.com/p/no-really-...
Another banger from Anne Helen Petersen: annehelen.substack.com/p/no-really-...
As the UK (finally!) decriminalizes abortion, it's dispiriting to mark the third anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health and the collapse of abortion rights in America. For those who need help, for those who want to help, the fight continues: abortionfunds.org
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June 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
As the UK (finally!) decriminalizes abortion, it's dispiriting to mark the third anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health and the collapse of abortion rights in America. For those who need help, for those who want to help, the fight continues: abortionfunds.org
No longer bientôt-- summer is well and truly here in Paris!
June 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
No longer bientôt-- summer is well and truly here in Paris!
Loved these suggestions for finding historical fiction inspiration from the esteemed @deborahswift.bsky.social. A few years old, but still extremely useful: the-history-girls.blogspot.com/2021/10/hist...
Historical Fiction: Ways to keep your inner muse inspired
by Deborah Swift I have been writing for quite a number of years now and in that time the publishing landscape has changed enormously. I am...
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June 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Loved these suggestions for finding historical fiction inspiration from the esteemed @deborahswift.bsky.social. A few years old, but still extremely useful: the-history-girls.blogspot.com/2021/10/hist...
Will try to start posting on here a bit more - let's begin with this blog post I wrote last year about history and AI thought the lens of ghosts: kelseyobrienauthor.com/blog/f/ghost...
Ghosts Past, Present, and Future
I was expelled from a dream around 4am this morning and woke up thinking about the push by certain AI brands to reconstruct famous people using their models. This technology promises historical figure...
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June 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Will try to start posting on here a bit more - let's begin with this blog post I wrote last year about history and AI thought the lens of ghosts: kelseyobrienauthor.com/blog/f/ghost...