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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.


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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Kristen Arnett: Ain’t No Party Like a Library Party

There's Something For Everyone at Your Local Library (and If There Isn't, Just Ask)
August 29, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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Buddy, the Library Isn’t a 7-Eleven

A Running Tally of Items People Have Asked for at the Circulation Desk
August 15, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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The Dos and Don’ts of Supporting Your Local Library

For God's Sake, Do Not Recatalog a Book with Sharpie
August 1, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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How Librarians Survive on the Frontlines of Fake News

Kristen Arnett Goes in for Some Hardcore Librarianing (Sure, It's a Verb)
July 18, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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Librarians Will Guard Your Privacy With Their Lives

We Won't Even Narc If You're Watching Porn
June 20, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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My Life is Like a Movie… Starring Librarians!

Kristen Arnett Comes to Terms with Libraries in Pop Culture
June 6, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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How to Run Storytime Without Boring Everyone to Death

(Or Suffering a Nervous Breakdown)
May 16, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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For Libraries, the “Customer is Always Right” Might Be Wrong

Kristen Arnett: Hard Lessons Learned from the Front Desk
May 2, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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Essential DIY Tips for Surviving Slashed Library Budgets

Kristen Arnett Finds (Figurative) Gems in the Trash
April 18, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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Are You Pregnant? Can I Have Some Creamer? And Other Questions I Get at the Library

Kristen Arnett is Back with More Tales from the Library
April 4, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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What Exactly Does a Librarian Do? Everything.

Introducing a New Column by Kristen Arnett
March 21, 2018  By Kristen Arnett
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The Problem With Writing About Florida

"This Isn't Your Place to Write About. It's Barely Mine."
June 28, 2017  By Kristen Arnett
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