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Edan Lepucki

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in Los Angeles, CA, The United States

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Edan Lepucki is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels California and Woman No. 17. Her new novel, Time's Mouth, was published August 1, 2023.

Edan is also the editor of Mothers Before: Stories and Portraits of Our Mothers as We Never Saw Them. Her fiction and nonfiction have been published in Esquire, The Cut, McSweeney's, the Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times Magazine, among other publications. She was the guest editor of Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019.

She likes taking baths, reading, and filling out forms. ...more

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Average rating: 3.31 · 32,592 ratings · 4,696 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	California 3.24 avg rating — 20,210 ratings — published 2014 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Woman No. 17 3.31 avg rating — 7,490 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	There's No Place Like Home (Warmer, #4) 3.51 avg rating — 1,772 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time's Mouth 3.84 avg rating — 1,510 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If You're Not Yet Like Me 3.49 avg rating — 1,022 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	People in Hell Want Ice Water 2.96 avg rating — 453 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mothers Before: Stories and Portraits of Our Mothers as We Never Saw Them 4.33 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kenyon Review, Mar/Apr 2018 by Kenyon Review, Tommye Blount, Claire Boyles (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time's Mouth: A Novel 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Edan made a comment on her review of Time's Mouth " Jodi wrote: "And it is a really lovely book that I will be recommending to others!" Thank you so much! ...more "
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Edan and 2 other people liked Mark's review of Perfume & Pain: "Anna Dorn writes about Los Angeles and Angelenos better than anyone I've read. Sharply observed, mordantly funny, caustic and compelling. And who doesn't like a love story?"
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Edan liked Marion's review of Time's Mouth: "A wonderfully complex vision of the temptations to escape and the effects of those who do. Detailed and engrossing, and a gift to anyone familiar to Los Angeles. "
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Edan made a comment on Ally’s review of Time's Mouth " You KNOW I appreciate this objectivity! xoxo "
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Edan and 4 other people liked Ally's review of Time's Mouth: "Closer to 4 1/2 stars. Full disclosure. I’m friends with the author. I am also objective. This is her third novel, and definitely her best. This is not a knock on the other two, it’s just that this one is that good. Right from the start, I was comple" Read more of this review »
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This is my second Megan Abbott and I'm such a fan....I am now looking forward to reading her earlier novels! The Fever is riveting, taut, expertly plotted and marvelously told. I love narratives about the dark, swampy inner lives and social politics ...more
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This book was very informative and well-balanced regarding the different types of maternity and labor care for women. A lot of fun facts about fetuses and such. Someone MUST write a historical novel about the first doctor to perform c-sections!
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Edan and 19 other people liked Patrick Brown's review of Time's Mouth: "Up front: I, uh, know this author. Real, real well. So there’s no claim to impartiality here. Lots of other good reviews to choose from if that’s what you’re looking for. I have read this book, or portions of it, many times. I have seen it evolve into" Read more of this review »
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It's all about page 158, folks. It's all about page 158, folks. ...more
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“The ending changes everything that came before it.”
― Edan Lepucki, If You're Not Yet Like Me

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“Time moved forward, but the mind was restless and stubborn, and it skipped to wherever it pleased, often to the past: backward, always backward.”
― Edan Lepucki, California

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“Men were stupid to forget what good sleuths women could be.”
― Edan Lepucki, California

tags: gender-dynamics, intelligence, women-and-men

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“We stand there, quiet. My questions all seem wrong: How did you get so old? Was it all at once, in a day, or did you peter out bit by bit? When did you stop having parties? Did everyone else get old too, or was it just you? Are other people still here, hiding in the palm trees or holding their breath underwater? When did you last swim your laps? Do your bones hurt? Did you know this was coming and hide that you knew, or did it ambush you from behind?”
― Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad

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