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Ann Hood

Ann Hood is the best-selling author of The Red Thread, Comfort, and The Knitting Circle, among other works. She has been the recipient of a Best American Spiritual Writing Award, the Paul Bowles Prize for Short Fiction, and two Pushcart Prizes. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Books by Ann Hood

  1. Book CoverComfort: A Journey Through Grief


    “Rarely do memoirs of grief combine anguish, love, and fury with such elegance.” —Entertainment WeeklyMore

  2. Book CoverThe Knitting Circle: A Novel


    “An intelligent, moving read” (Pages) and “a testament to women’s friendship and to Ann Hood’s talent” (Hilma Wolitzer).More

  3. Book CoverKnitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting


    A collection of poignant essays about the transformative power of knitting by twenty-seven extraordinary writers.More

  4. Book CoverThe Obituary Writer: A Novel


    A sophisticated and suspenseful novel about the poignant lives of two women living in different eras.More

  5. Book CoverAn Ornithologist's Guide to Life: Stories


    "A collection of short stories that makes it possible to be proud to be human."—Carolyn See, Washington PostMore

  6. Book CoverThe Red Thread: A Novel


    The new bestseller from the author of The Knitting Circle: “Is there anyone who can write about the connections between ordinary people as well as Ann Hood does?”—Jodi PicoultMore

  7. Book CoverSomewhere Off the Coast of Maine: A Novel


    "Brilliant....[The Vietnam era] is vividly captured by Ann Hood."—New York Times Book ReviewMore