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Kevin O'Kelly

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Kevin O’Kelly is a writer who lives in Somerville, Massachusetts. His writing has appeared in The Boston Globe and The Huffington Post.
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They’re No Soldiers: Ryan McIlvain’s The Radicals

  • Kevin O'Kelly
  • May 16, 2018
The Radicals is the coming-of-age novel at its darkest: all the lessons are learned too late, if at all.
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Children of the New World by Alexander Weinstein

  • Kevin O'Kelly
  • November 8, 2016
Kevin O'Kelly reviews Children of the New World by Alexander Weinstein today in Rumpus Books.
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The Givenness of Things by Marilynne Robinson

  • Kevin O'Kelly
  • December 21, 2015
Kevin O'Kelly reviews The Givenness of Things by Marilynne Robinson today in Rumpus Books.
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The Making of Zombie Wars by Aleksandar Hemon

  • Kevin O'Kelly
  • August 6, 2015
Kevin O'Kelly reviews The Making of Zombie Wars today in Rumpus Books.
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Eat My Heart Out by Zoe Pilger

  • Kevin O'Kelly
  • June 8, 2015
Kevin O'Kelly reviews Eat My Heart Out by Zoe Pilger today in Rumpus Books.
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Give it to Me by Ana Castillo

  • Kevin O'Kelly
  • August 7, 2014
Kevin O'Kelly reviews GIVE IT TO ME by Ana Castillo today in The Rumpus Books.
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All Russians Love Birch Trees by Olga Grjasnowa

  • Kevin O'Kelly
  • March 18, 2014
Kevin O'Kelly reviews ALL RUSSIANS LOVE BIRCH TREES by Olga Grjasnowa today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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Remember How I Told You I Loved You? by Gillian Linden

  • Kevin O'Kelly
  • November 5, 2013
Kevin O'Kelly reviews Gillian Linden's REMEMBER HOW I TOLD YOU I LOVED YOU? today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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The Conditions of Love by Dale Kushner

  • Kevin O'Kelly
  • August 20, 2013
Kevin O'Kelly reviews Dale Kushner's THE CONDITIONS OF LOVE today in The Rumpus Book Reviews.
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“This Close,” by Jessica Francis Kane

  • Kevin O'Kelly
  • March 25, 2013
An unfinished sentence tells you a marriage is over. An unanswered question reveals the emotional void at the heart of a family. Jessica Francis Kane’s short story collection This Close is…
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