Rachel Cline

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Born (1957-04-21) April 21, 1957 (age 67)
New York City, United States of America
Education
  • Oberlin College (BA, 1980)
  • Columbia University (MFA, 1987)
Website
rachelcline.com

Rachel Cline (born April 21, 1957 in New York City) is an American author and television writer.[1] Her novels include What to Keep (Random House, 2004), My Liar (Random House, 2008), and The Question Authority (Red Hen Press, 2019). Her essays, reviews, and autobiographical writings have appeared in The New York Times and other publications[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] .

Books

What to Keep (2004)

What to Keep, published in hardcover in April 2004 by Random House, follows Denny Roman from Bexley, Ohio to Los Angeles, California and New York City with sections devoted to moments of her life at ages 12, 26, and 36.[7]

In a starred review, Kirkus Reviews called the book "a smart, ruefully funny debut."[8] Publishers Weekly also called the novel "smart [and] witty," adding that it is "sharply observed and paradoxically tender".[9] Entertainment Weekly's Jennifer Reese noted that "one of the chief delights of Rachel Cline’s lovely, understated debut What to Keep is her smart, self-respecting heroine Denny Roman, who never clamors for attention. And thereby earns it."[10] Booklist also reviewed the novel.[11]

My Liar (2008)

My Liar was published August 19, 2008 by Random House. Set in 1990s Hollywood, the novel explores the relationship between Annabeth, a film editor, and Laura, an aspiring director.[12]

Mark Lindquist, writing for The Seattle Times, said, "Cline is a gifted writer with a clean, economical style, and she well understands both the psychology and the topography of Los Angeles and the movie business."[13] Kirkus Reviews noted that the story is "delicate, muted, [and] not quite complete" and called the characters "shadowy, exasperating and snappish."[14] Publishers Weekly called it "underpowered," noting that Annabeth's "defining (and not overly gripping) feature is her grinding insecurity, and it eventually tiptoes into maudlin territory."[15] Booklist also reviewed the novel.[16]

The Question Authority (2019)

The Question Authority was published April 18, 2019 by Red Hen Press. The novel fictionalizes Cline's experience coming to terms with the impact of a "groovy, revolutionary, married, draft-evading, girl-raping former teacher," at the Woodward School in Brooklyn, New York.[17] [4][18]

Loofbourow praised Atwood, Toews, and Cline for covering survivor's lives long after the initial assault. The novel was also reviewed in the Washington Post [19] and mentioned in articles for The Atlantic[20] and The New Yorker.[21] Kirkus Reviews called the novel "an uneven exploration of a timely topic."[22]

Publications

  • What to Keep. Random House. 2004. ISBN 1400061830.
  • My Liar. Random House. 2008. ISBN 9781400062270.
  • The Question Authority. Red Hen Press. 2019. ISBN 9781597098984.

References

  1. ↑ Georgiades, William (2008-02-27). "That was her then". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ↑ Cline, Rachel (2008-06-29). "Amnesia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. ↑ Cline, Rachel (2005-06-19). "VOICES; 'My Very Own, Very Tame Rattlesnake'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cline, Rachel (2019-07-15). "The Unexceptional Jeffrey Epstein". GEN. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  5. ↑ "Breaking Up; Bruce Wagner's Hollywood". Boston Review. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  6. ↑ Cline, Rachel (2019-09-02). "Lacy Johnson's Quality of Mercy". LA Review of Books LARB. Retrieved 2021-07-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ "WHAT TO KEEP by Rachel Cline". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  8. ↑ "What to Keep". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  9. ↑ "WHAT TO KEEP by Rachel Cline". Publishers Weekly. 2004-02-09. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  10. ↑ Reese, Jennifer (2004-04-23). "What to Keep". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  11. ↑ "What tot Keep". Booklist. 2004-02-15. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  12. ↑ MY LIAR | Kirkus Reviews.
  13. ↑ Lindquist, Mark (2008-05-30). "Hollywood steals the show in "My Liar"". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  14. ↑ "My Liar". Kirkus Reviews. 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  15. ↑ "My Liar by Rachel Cline". Publishers Weekly. 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  16. ↑ "My Liar". Booklist. 2007-11-01. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  17. ↑ Hollander, Sophia (2014-06-04). "Years Of Abuse At Brooklyn School Alleged". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  18. ↑ Cline, Rachel (2019-04-18). "Revising My Novel Unearthed a #MeToo Story". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 2023-07-02. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  19. ↑ "Review | A new novel will reignite your #MeToo rage". Washington Post. 2019-04-25. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  20. ↑ Gilbert, Sophie (2021-05-20). "The Literary-Abuser Trope Is Everywhere". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  21. ↑ Winter, Jessica (2021-05-04). "The Allegations Against Blake Bailey and the Shock of the Familiar". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  22. ↑ "The Question Authority". Kirkus Reviews. 2019-01-27. Archived from the original on 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2023-07-21.

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