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in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States

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Stewart O'Nan is the author of eighteen novels, including Emily, Alone; Last Night at the Lobster; A Prayer for the Dying; Snow Angels; and the forthcoming Ocean State, due out from Grove/Atlantic on March 8th, 2022.

With Stephen King, I’ve also co-written Faithful, a nonfiction account of the 2004 Boston Red Sox, and the e-story “A Face in the Crowd.”

You can catch me at stewart-onan.com, on Twitter @stewartonan and on Facebook @stewartONanAuthor ...more

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	Last Night at the Lobster 3.60 avg rating — 14,001 ratings — published 2007 — 35 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
	Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season 3.82 avg rating — 5,610 ratings — published 2004 — 24 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
	Emily, Alone (Emily Maxwell, #2) 3.68 avg rating — 5,637 ratings — published 2011 — 28 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
	Ocean State 3.43 avg rating — 5,140 ratings — published 2022 — 18 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
	Songs for the Missing 3.43 avg rating — 4,307 ratings — published 2008 — 27 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
	A Prayer for the Dying 3.99 avg rating — 3,660 ratings — published 1999 — 5 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
	West of Sunset 3.56 avg rating — 3,524 ratings — published 1984 — 50 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 Odds: A Love Story 3.35 avg rating — 3,588 ratings — published 2007 — 25 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
	Wish You Were Here 3.32 avg rating — 3,517 ratings — published 2002 — 22 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 Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy by Stewart O'Nan (Goodreads Author), Alice van Straalen (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 2,879 ratings — published 2000 — 26 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

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Quotes by Stewart O'Nan (?)

“You couldn't relive your life, skipping the awful parts, without losing what made it worthwhile. You had to accept it as a whole--like the world, or the person you loved.”
― Stewart O'Nan, The Odds: A Love Story

tags: acceptance, life, love, worth

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“The two hardest things about writing are starting and not stopping.”
― Stewart O'Nan

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“The happiest she'd ever been was with him, and the saddest. Was that the true test of love?”
― Stewart O'Nan, The Odds: A Love Story

tags: happiness, love, sadness

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Which book would you like to read for February's group read? The theme is saints.

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

38 votes 32.8%

Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett

27 votes 23.3%

Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

13 votes 11.2%

Fifth Business by Robertson Davies

11 votes 9.5%

West of Sunset by Stewart O'Nan

9 votes 7.8%

When The Saints by Sarah Mian

9 votes 7.8%

Sanctus by Simon Toyne

9 votes 7.8%

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