Born in New York City, Walbert moved frequently with her parents, living in Delaware, Georgia, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Japan. She received a Master's of Arts in English from New York University. Walbert currently teaches creative writing at Yale University and lives in New York City.
Genres: Literary Fiction
Novels
The Gardens of Kyoto (2001)
Our Kind (2004)
A Short History of Women (2009)
The Sunken Cathedral (2015)
His Favorites (2018)
Our Kind (2004)
A Short History of Women (2009)
The Sunken Cathedral (2015)
His Favorites (2018)
Collections
Books containing stories by Kate Walbert
The Best American Short Stories 2007 (2007)
(Best American Short Stories)
edited by
Stephen King and Heidi Pitlor
Award nominations
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Kate Walbert recommends
Jane of Hearts and Other Stories (2022)
Katharine Weber
"Katharine Weber's trademark intelligence and wit are on full, dazzling display in her not-to-be missed, career-spanning collection, . Secret family histories, childhood games turned dangerous, moments imbued with fierce, unexpected consequences, inform these compulsively readable, razor-sharp stories. A triumph."
Impersonation (2020)
Heidi Pitlor
"Heidi Pitlor has written a wonderfully rare thing: a comedy of manners set in the 21st century that brilliantly grapples with some of the more thorny issues of class, privilege, and parenting of our day. Smart, funny, and generous in spirit, Impersonation is an engaging meditation on who controls the narrative and why it matters. A terrific read that will have you hooked from page one."
The Latecomers (2018)
Helen Klein Ross
"A triumph of storytelling, The Latecomers is a brilliantly researched and masterly told chronicle of the decades and generations in one immigrant's journey-and the deeply guarded alliances and secrets kept along the way. Ross has written a novel brimming with historical resonance, a riveting read infused with subtle wit and great intelligence."
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