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Karen Russell

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in Miami, The United States

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Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Humor

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Karen Russell graduated from Columbia University's MFA program in 2006. Her stories have been featured in The Best American Short Stories, Conjunctions, Granta, The New Yorker, Oxford American, and Zoetrope. Her first book of short stories, St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, was published in September 2006. In November 2009, she was named a National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" honoree. In June 2010, she was named a New Yorker "20 Under 40" honoree. Her first novel, Swamplandia!, was published in February 2011.

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	Swamplandia! 3.27 avg rating — 57,987 ratings — published 2011 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories 3.68 avg rating — 23,309 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves 3.79 avg rating — 12,703 ratings — published 2005 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sleep Donation 3.33 avg rating — 7,556 ratings — published 2014 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Orange World and Other Stories 3.97 avg rating — 6,249 ratings — published 2019 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stag 3.32 avg rating — 1,667 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Graveless Doll of Eric Mutis 4.07 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haunting Olivia 3.88 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reeling for the Empire 4.33 avg rating — 60 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Corfu 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Reading Women: How the Great Books of Feminism Changed My Lifeby Stephanie Staal

7 votes, 29.2%

Swamplandia!by Karen Russell

5 votes, 20.8%

Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolutionby Sara Marcus

4 votes, 16.7%

Kindredby Octavia E. Butler

3 votes, 12.5%

Woman Hollering Creek and Other Storiesby Sandra Cisneros

2 votes, 8.3%

Pornography: Men Possessing Womenby Andrea Dworkin

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A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness: Writings, 2000–2010byCherríe L. Moraga

1 vote, 4.2%

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