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    Mar 18, 2025

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    by Kirsten

    in The Expert of Subtle Revisions

    THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS is out today from Crown publishing! I’m thrilled to see the book out in the world and available to purchase at bookstores. I hope you enjoy spending time with the characters. After all these years,…

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  • The Expert of Subtle Revisions reviewed in the LA Times! And other news

    Mar 17, 2025

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    by Kirsten

    in The Expert of Subtle Revisions

    Thrilled to share that Ilana Masad reviewed The Expert of Subtle Revisions for the Los Angeles Times this week: “The Expert of Subtle Revisions” isn’t a political book, per se, nor is it moralizing. Menger-Anderson doesn’t overtly connect 1933 Vienna…

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  • Expert is One of the Washington Post’s “10 Noteworthy Books for March” and other exciting news!

    Mar 4, 2025

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    by Kirsten

    in The Expert of Subtle Revisions

    This week, the Washington Post selected THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS as one of ten noteworthy new books for March! They write: “Menger-Anderson’s intellectual time-travel mystery intertwines the fates of three characters and explores the scholarly movements that were targeted…

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  • My first author copy arrived!

    Mar 1, 2025

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    by Kirsten

    in The Expert of Subtle Revisions

    Apparently, I was in 1933 at the time, but I still managed to capture a video! I started writing THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS over a decade ago, and now—for the first time!—I am holding the published book! It’s both…

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  • Cover of The Expert of Subtle Revisions with an endorsement form Stephen McCauley

    About The Expert of Subtle Revisions

    Feb 27, 2025

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    by Kirsten

    in The Expert of Subtle Revisions

    A thrilling historical mystery about a young woman searching for her father, a young man trying to solve an impossible problem, and the quest for the power to transcend time. “From Vienna to San Francisco, I was swept away by…

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  • Upcoming Events!

    Feb 19, 2025

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    by Kirsten

    in The Expert of Subtle Revisions

    Save the date! I’ll be at Bookshop West Portal in San Francisco on March 18th (7 PM) and Book Passage in Corte Madera on March 19th (6PM) to celebrate the release of THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS! The book has…

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  • Quote from The Expert of Subtle Revisions by Kirsten Menger-Anderson "I wanted him to mark me as he had my page, to be forever altered by his touch"

    Love in a Time of Fascism

    Feb 14, 2025

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    by Kirsten

    in The Expert of Subtle Revisions

    The love story in THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS is between two characters who are rarely in the same place at the same time, but are constantly on each other’s minds. They share a deep love and admiration for each…

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  • PREORDER DEAL ALERT! 

    Feb 5, 2025

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    by Kirsten

    in The Expert of Subtle Revisions

    Now through Friday 2/7, when you preorder THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS, Barnes & Noble Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off. Premium Members get an additional 10% off physical books. Coupon code PREORDER25. Some exclusions apply. Pre-order here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-expert-of-subtle-revisions-kirsten-menger-anderson/1144054713 “In…

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  • Goodreads Giveaway!

    Feb 3, 2025

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    by Kirsten

    in The Expert of Subtle Revisions

    Enter for a chance to win a copy of my novel THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS! Now through February 28th (US only). THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS will be out on March 18th from Crown! What people are saying: “. .…

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  • Language, too, is never neutral

    Jan 18, 2025

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    by Kirsten

    in The Expert of Subtle Revisions

    The language we use to describe history is a choice. In THE EXPERT OF SUBTLE REVISIONS, the changes Hase makes when she edits Wikipedia—replacing “killed” with “murdered”, “riot” with “protest”, “she was beaten” with “he beat her”—are examples of how…

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Kirsten Menger-Anderson is the author of The Expert of Subtle Revisions (Crown, 2025) an NPR Book of the Year, and Doctor Olaf van Schuler’s Brain, a collection of linked short stories that was a finalist for the Northern California Book Award in fiction. She lives in San Francisco with her family.


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