John Kenney

John Kenney is the author of two novels and four books of poetry. His first novel, Truth In Advertising, won the Thurber Prize for American humor, beating out David Letterman. It was a Starred Review by Booklist, Library Journal, and Kirkus. He is also the author of Talk To Me, also a starred Kirkus review. Love Poems for Married People, based on a humor piece Kenney wrote for The New Yorker, was a New York Times Bestseller and a finalist for the Thurber Prize. He is a long-time contributor to The New Yorker Magazine’s Shouts & Murmurs. He lives in Larchmont with his wife, Lissa, and two children, whose names currently escape him.