About Jessica Francis Kane
Born 1971. Jessica Francis Kane is a writer.
Jessica Francis Kane is a writer.
Her first novel The Report was a finalist for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.
Kane's second novel, Rules for Visiting was shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize and was named in Oprah Daily as one of the best books of 2019.
Fonseca (Penguin Press, August 12, 2025) is her latest novel.
Kane has written articles and essays based on social themes from her novels. The articles and essays have appeared in Harper’s Magazine, The New York Times, Slate, Virginia Quarterly Review, ZYZZYVA, and Granta.
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