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Mary O'Connell

Mary O'Connell
Mary O'Connell is the author of the YA novels Dear Reader and The Sharp Time, and the short story collection Living With Saints. Her writing has appeared in Longreads, The Chicago Tribune, Salon, The Sun, Columbia, and elsewhere.


Dear Catcher in the Rye:
A Love Letter

Mary O’Connell on Her Favorite Book and Its Conflicted Legacy
August 21, 2020  By Mary O'Connell
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The Largesse of Denis Johnson

Mary O'Connell on Her Late, Great Writing Teacher
January 16, 2018  By Mary O'Connell
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