About me
Jessica Brilliant Keener is the author of five books. Her debut novel, Night Swim, was a national bestseller. Her second novel, Strangers in Budapest, was an Indie Next pick, a "best new novel" by Entertainment Weekly, and a Southern Independent Bookstore Assn. bestseller. Her award-winning collection of stories, Women in Bed, was praised by Publishers Weekly for its "ability to deliver as much exquisite detail as the stories’ brevity will allow." Her third novel, Evening Begins the Day, is a 2026 International Book Awards finalist. Her fiction has been recognized in The Pushcart Prize under "Outstanding Writers.” She is the recipient of writing grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Wesleyan University, Brown University, the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, and a Women’s Leadership fellowship from the Omega Institute in NY. Her feature articles (more than 100) have appeared in national publications including The Boston Globe; O, The Oprah Magazine, WBUR's Cognoscenti, and the award-winning anthology, Alone Together, Love, Grief, and Comfort in the time of Covid-19, winner of the Washington State Book Award.
