Kelly McNees

About me

Kelly O’Connor McNees is the author of THE LOST SUMMER OF LOUISA MAY ALCOTT (2010) and IN NEED OF A GOOD WIFE (2012), both published by Berkley/Penguin. She lives in Chicago with her family.

Recent tweets

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@kbanas Be ready to have your heart touched, dude. YOU WILL CRY. Many times. @wondermama

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@kbanas Or just again?

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@kbanas You've never watched it before? Oh, I am so jealous of you right now.

From my website

“A Revolver”

Rick Kogan writes in the Tribune about the remarkable timeliness of the newly discovered Carl Sandburg poem, “A Revolver.” Here is the poem, found by a volunteer at the rare book room in the U of I library. A Revolver Here is a revolver. It has an amazing language all…

Slang

Good thing I was born long after the sun set on this era–otherwise I probably would’ve been a blowsa-bella with an Arkansas toothpick.

A Delay

Dear Readers, One thing I love about writing historical fiction is the power it has to transport me to a different world. I might be typing away at my desk in the little alcove off our bedroom where I work, while garbage trucks screech and clank down our busy Chicago…

 
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