McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

McSweeney’s is a publishing company based in San Francisco. As well as operating McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, a daily humor website, we also publish Timothy McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern and an ever-growing selection of booksunder various imprints. You can buy all of these things from our online store. We’re also transitioning to a nonprofit and would greatly appreciate your help. You can support us today by making a donation.

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Rae Cline

Rae Cline, Author of Precious Ugly

Rae Cline’s debut novel, Precious Ugly (7.13 Books), is a work of Appalachian literary fiction. It was a finalist for the Curt Johnson Prose Award and CRAFT’s First Chapters Contest. Largehearted Boy wrote, “Precious Ugly may be the year’s most powerful debut, a book that examines domestic violence and generational trauma with a rare empathy.” Her story collection, The Indefinite State of Imaginary Morals, was nominated for the PEN/Hemingway Award and Pushcart Prize. Her fiction and essays have appeared in The Paris Review, McSweeney’s, North American Review and StoryQuarterly. She is the founding editor of Eckleburg and lives in New York City. Read more at raecline.com.

Rae Cline previously published as Rae Bryant.