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Liz Moore is a writer of fiction and creati ve nonfiction. Her first novel\, \;The Words of Every Song \;(Broa dway Books\, 2007)\, centers on a fictional record company in New York Cit y just after the turn of the millennium. It draws partly on Liz's own expe riences as a musician. It was selected for Borders' Original Voices progra m and was given a starred review by \;Kirkus.
\nAfter the public ation of her debut novel\, Liz obtained her MFA in Fiction from Hunter Col lege. In 2009\, she was awarded the University of Pennsylvania's ArtsEdge residency and moved to Philadelphia.
\nHer second novel\, \;Heft \, \;was published by W.W. Norton in January 2012 to popular and criti cal acclaim. Of \;Heft\, \;The New Yorker \;wrote\, "Moore's c haracters are lovingly drawn...a truly original voice"\; \;The San Fra ncisco Chronicle \;wrote\, "Few novelists of recent memory have put ou r bleak isolation into words as clearly as Liz Moore does in her new novel "\; and editor Sara Nelson wrote in \;O\, \;The Oprah Magazine\, " Beautiful...Stunningly sad and heroically hopeful." The novel was publishe d in five countries\, was long-listed for the International IMPAC Dublin L iterary Award\, and was included on several "Best of 2012" lists\, includi ng those of NPR and the Apple iBookstore.
\nMoore's short fiction an d creative nonfiction have appeared in venues such as \;Tin House\,&nb sp\;The New York Times\, \;and \;Narrative Magazine. \;She is the winner of the Medici Book Club Prize and Philadelphia's Athenaeum Lite rary Award. After winning a 2014 Rome Prize in Literature\, she spent 2014 -15 at the American Academy in Rome\, completing her third novel.
\nThat novel\, \;The Unseen World\, \;was published by W.W. Norton i n July of 2016. Louisa Hall called it "fiercely intelligent" in her review in \;The New York Times\; \;Susan Coll called it "enthralling . . . ethereal and elegant . . . a rich and convincing period piece&rdquo\; i n her review in the \;Washington Post. \;The Unseen World \;wa s included in "Best of 2016" lists by \;The New Yorker\, \;the BBC \, \;Publishers Weekly\, Vox\, \;Google Play\, and Audible.com\, a mong others.
\nMoore&rsquo\;s fourth novel\, \;Long Bright River \, \;was published by Riverhead Books in January 2020. It was an insta nt New York Times bestseller and has become an international bestseller as well\, with translations to be published in 21 territories to date. \ ;Long Bright River \;was a Book of the Month Club pick and the January selection for the Good Morning America book club. In addition\, it launch ed the New York Times&rsquo\;s \;Group Text \;monthly feature. Bar ack Obama selected \;Long Bright River \;as one of his favorite bo oks of 2020.
\nIn July 2024\, Moore&rsquo\;s fifth novel\, \;The God of the Woods\, \;was published by Riverhead Books and again becam e an instant \;New York Times \;bestseller. It debuted as the #1 b estseller among independent bookstores across the United States\; was once again selected by Barack Obama for inclusion on his Summer Reading List\; was chosen by Barnes &\; Noble as their national book club choice for July 2024\; was selected by viewers of \;The Tonight Show with Jimmy F allon \;as their choice for the Summer 2024 Fallon Book Club\, for whi ch Liz Moore made an appearance on the show\; and has been sold for transl ation in twenty-eight foreign territories to date.
\nA limited-serie s adaptation of \;Long Bright River&mdash\;co-created\, executive prod uced\, and co-written by Moore\, and starring Amanda Seyfried&mdash\;will premiere on Peacock in 2025. Both \;The Unseen World \;and \;T he God of the Woods \;have been optioned by Sony Pictures Television\, with Moore in a writing/producing capacity.
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