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Kristen Arnett

Kristen Arnett
Kristen Arnett is the queer author of With Teeth: A Novel (Riverhead Books, 2021) which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in fiction and the New York Times bestselling debut novel Mostly Dead Things (Tin House, 2019). Her work has appeared at The New York Times, TIME, The Cut, Oprah Magazine, The Guardian, Salon, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. Her next novel, CLOWN, will be published by Riverhead Books (Spring 2025). She has a Masters in Library and Information Science from Florida State University and lives in Orlando, Florida.


I Really Like Reading Bad Reviews of My Nemesis: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Literary Behavior
April 4, 2024  By Kristen Arnett
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Am I the Literary Asshole? When to Mute Your Friend on the Internet

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
March 21, 2024  By Kristen Arnett
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Am I the Literary Asshole: Do You Have to Finish a Book to Blurb It?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About (Very) Bad Literary Behavior
March 7, 2024  By Kristen Arnett
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Am I the Literary Assh*le? In Which Everyone Talks Sh*t About Everyone Else

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About (Very) Bad Literary Behavior
February 22, 2024  By Kristen Arnett
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Am I the Literary Assh*le? To Blurb, To Follow, To Ghost (Or Not to Ghost)?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About the Literary Life
February 8, 2024  By Kristen Arnett
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Am I the Literary Assh*le? Judging Your Bad Bookish Behavior

Introducing a New Column with Kristen Arnett
January 25, 2024  By Kristen Arnett
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Kristen Arnett on Discovering the Shape of a Book

"It morphs as it builds. It refuses to hold still."
June 4, 2021  By Kristen Arnett
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Kristen Arnett’s Lifehacks: How to Get to Inbox Zero

Trust a Librarian to Get Your Digital House in Order
March 20, 2019  By Kristen Arnett
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It’s Time We Talk About Librarians and Money

Kristen Arnett on Working Long Hours for Low Pay
March 6, 2019  By Kristen Arnett
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Kristen Arnett: We Need to Talk About Library Junk

Thousands of Librarians, Millions of Useless Old Objects
February 13, 2019  By Kristen Arnett
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Kristen Arnett: Am I a Librarian or a Writer?

Ed. Note: The Word 'Wribrarian' May Have Appeared in Drafts of This Column
January 23, 2019  By Kristen Arnett
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Kristen Arnett: A Librarian’s Resolutions for the New Year

Basically, You Gotta Be Able to Joke About the Bad Stuff
January 9, 2019  By Kristen Arnett
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An Incomplete List of the Non-Book Things You Can Get at the Library

It's Basically Everything Except Kristen Arnett's Toothbrush
December 5, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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For the Virtues I Have Acquired as a Librarian, I Am Truly Thankful

Kristen Arnett Has Learned Patience (and Some Other Things)
November 21, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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What Happens When You “Accidentally” Destroy a Library Book?

Please Don't Use Pizza as a Bookmark. That's Bad.
November 7, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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20 Terrible Tales of True Horror From the Library

Kristen Arnett Has Seen Some Some Sh*t
October 24, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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Susan Orlean: “Librarians Are Heroic.”

All-Star Librarian Kristen Arnett Talks to the Author of The Library Book
October 16, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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No, I Can’t Braid Your Hair: Why Librarians Need Boundaries Too

Please Respect Information Professionals, and Do Not Follow Them Home
October 10, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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I Am a Librarian, I Am a Tech Whisperer

From Disemboweling Old Printers to Explaining iPhones That Don't Yet Exist
September 26, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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Do You Really Need a Degree to Be a Librarian?

Kristen Arnett Has Some Career Advice For You
September 12, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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