Kristin Bair O'Keeffe (born 1966) is an American novelist, essayist and educator.[1][2][3] She is the author of Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything, The Art of Floating,[4] and Thirsty, which focused on issues related to domestic violence.[5]
Kristin Bair O'Keeffe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, essayist and educator |
| Education | Bethel Park High School Indiana University (BA) Columbia College Chicago (MFA) |
Biography
editBorn in 1966 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, O'Keeffe graduated from Bethel Park High School. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the Indiana University and a Master of Fine Arts from the Columbia College Chicago.[citation needed]
O'Keeffe is the author of three novels: Agatha Arch Is Afraid of Everything, The Art of Floating,[6] and Thirsty, which focused on issues related to domestic violence.[7]
She previously lived in Shanghai with her husband and daughter before moving to Boston, Massachusetts.[8]
References
edit- ^ Contemporary Authors Online. The Gale Group, 2009.
- ^ O'Keeffe, Kristin Bair. "Communicating can be ticklish at Chinese nail salon." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 6, 2008, p. E5 (subscription required).
- ^ O'Keeffe, Kristin Bair (2009). Thirsty. Athens, OH: Swallow Press. ISBN 9780804011235.
- ^ Killeen, Wendy. "Arts." Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe, March 23, 2014, "People & Places" section, p. 5 (subscription required).
- ^ Oresick, Peter. "Fiction on the Map." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 3, 2010, p. B5 (subscription required).
- ^ Killeen, "Arts," The Boston Globe, March 23, 2014.
- ^ "Special Events," in "What's Up." Biddeford, Maine: Journal Tribune, October 22, 2009, p. A8 (subscription required).
- ^ "Get 'Thirsty' on PG website." Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 31, 2009, p. C1 (subscription required).