Kelly Braffet
Female
33 years old
New York
United States



Last Login: 3/16/2009
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GeneralFor a good time, call Mrs. Pyxylplk.
MusicIt's generally agreed upon that the Party Shuffle on my iTunes is unlistenable unless you're me. On it, one will find the following: Everclear, Cracker, Sisters of Mercy, Eminem, Nirvana, Van Morrison (particularly Them-era Van Morrison), the Eels, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Leonard Cohen, Morphine, Slow Dazzle, Camper Van Beethoven, Pulp, The Postal Service, Modest Mouse, Skinny Puppy, The Cars, Moby, Front 242, The Wallflowers, Razed in Black, Nada Surf, The Killers, Weezer, James McMurtry, Marcy Playground, Rilo Kiley, and Social Distortion, as well as assorted silly goth and country music. I'll add more as they occur to me.
BooksWe're All In This Together by Owen King; Reproduction Is The Flaw Of Love by Lauren Grodstein; Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke; His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik; East of Eden and Sweet Thursday by John Steinbeck; Voodoo Heart by Scott Snyder; Perdido Street Station, The Scar, and Iron Council, by China Mieville; Case Histories by Kate Atkinson; Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson; To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee; Coraline by Neil Gaiman; Last Call and The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers; The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry; the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman; Faith For Beginners by Aaron Hamburger; Deception by Denise Mina; The Tooth Fairy by Graham Joyce; The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem; Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain; Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones; The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett; The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan; The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon; the Abhorsen books by Garth Nix; Sunshine and The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley; Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey; The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier; The Secret History by Donna Tartt; A Purple Place For Dying by John D. MacDonald (because that was what I was reading the day I met tall, dark and handsome, and also because John D. kicks butt); The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton; and much, much more. I could do this for hours, people.
Groups: Mysteries and Thrillers

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     Kelly Braffet's Details
Status:Married
Zodiac Sign:Aquarius

   Kelly Braffet's Schools
Columbia University In The City Of New York
New York,New York
Graduated: 2001
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: Fiction Writing
 

1998 to 2000
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville,New York
Graduated: 1998
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: dude, we, like, so didn't do majors.
 

1994 to 1998
Greensburg-Salem Hs
Greensburg,Pennsylvania
Graduated: 1994
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
 

1990 to 1994



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About me:
I'm taking a break from MySpace. This means that friend requests, comments and so forth probably won't be attended to with anything like punctuality, so don't take it personally. If you would like to give me a million dollars or scoop my cats' litter boxes for the next year, please contact me via my website, findable herewise. Also, the next time you indulge in your beverage of choice, please pretend that I bought it for you. Thanks.

I write dark, creepy fiction where bad things happen to morally ambiguous people.

My first novel, Josie and Jack, was published in February 2005 by Houghton Mifflin/Mariner Books, and my second, Last Seen Leaving, was published by Houghton Mifflin in 2006. I live in Brooklyn with a certain tall, dark and handsome writer fella. We have three cats. Two and a half of them are black. All three of them enjoy cat food, purring, and standing on my head in the middle of the night. Awww. Kitties.

Check out Mrs. Pyxylplk, my new video-game-centric blog, here.

Praise for Last Seen Leaving:

"A suspenseful, emotionally resonant story about a mother and her daughter caught in the mystery of her husband's disappearance. Braffet's lean prose, taut pacing and subtle characterizations here live up to the promise of her debut (Josie and Jack, 2005). . . A keen, heartfelt thrill."

- Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

"Brilliant . . . Fluid prose, vivid characters and suspenseful twists lead to a hopeful denouement."

- Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)

"Her skillful portrayal of unresolved grief and shattered relationships lends sensitivity to this solidly crafted and compelling sophomore effort, which will secure the author's place as a novelist of note."

- Library Journal

"Kelly Braffet's Last Seen Leaving is a terrific read - at once a smart, deft thriller and a vivid study of family breakdown. Its creeping paranoia kept me intrigued and engaged right until the very last cunning sleight of hand."

- Graham Joyce, author of The Limits of Enchantment

"In Last Seen Leaving, Kelly Braffet writes beautifully about genuine emotion while at the same time giving us a hint of things creepy and wicked. It's a delight."

- Ayelet Waldman, author of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits

Praise for Josie and Jack:

"Josie and Jack takes place within a wholly imagined space, wondrously dense and strange, which moves from a kind of enchanted/poisoned hothouse rural isolation to an urban reality that is both gritty and seemingly glamorous..Kelly Braffet keeps us interested, alarmed, and involved for the whole of this descent from magical isolation into a grimmer, sadder world. I couldn't stop reading this marvelous book." - Peter Straub, author of Shadowland, Lost Boy Lost Girl, and Ghost Story

"Dark and gripping, it's a cross between The Royal Tenenbaums and Shallow Grave - Elle magazine, UK

This modern-day adaptation [of Hansel and Gretl] retains all the frightening Gothic qualities of the original tale of mistreated siblings losing their way, getting trapped, and cunningly breaking free - though Braffet allows only one of her characters such redemption . . . A dramatic and horrific resolution is countered by Josie's subtle maturation throughout, and we emerge from the book's spell feeling almost hopeful." - Library Journal

"Top dialogue, strong storytelling. A gripping debut" - Kirkus Reviews

"[A] captivating debut. Braffet's sharp portrait of an asphyxiating love and a legacy of madness is darkly gothic and supremely readable" - Publishers Weekly

"A wonderfully sick and twisted book. Josie and Jack is not only wicked fun, but proof that the novel is alive, kicking and can take a reader on a gothic tour of hell, American style." - Los Angeles Times

"Like Zeus and Hera, Hansel and Gretel, and, heck, Six Feet Under's Billy and Brenda, the titular Raeburn siblings of this thrilling debut are inexorably entwined in a deadly waltz of pain, codependency, and tragedy" - Entertainment Weekly

Who I'd like to meet:
The MySpace Tao According to Kelly:

If you sent me a friend request, and I haven't responded, be patient. I am a profoundly lazy person, and - like your average three-month-old - am capable of spending large amounts of time being amused by my toes. This keeps me from doing pesky things like checking my friend requests and leaving the house and writing novels.

If you sent me a friend request, and I denied you, know ye this: I'm easy. So the chances are, you're either selling something, or there are little video clips of copulating people on your page. And before you get all high-and-mighty about free speech or whatever, know ye also that it's not that I'm not into that. It's just that I'm not into that.

If you sent me a comment and it didn't make it up, this is probably because it's either wicked long, wicked graphic-heavy or wicked animated, and in addition to being wicked lazy, wicked easy, and wicked just-not-into-that, I'm also wicked impatient and wicked sick of waiting a wicked long time for people's wicked-tricked-out pages to load. Taketh this not personally.


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Tiffany





Jan 16 2009 8:08 PM

I just finished Josie and Jack and now I'm about to read Last Seen Leaving.
I love your writing!
.Rayna.





Jan 22 2009 1:14 AM

Can you please update us all on Josie and Jack the movie? It would be mucho appreciated! :D
Author J. J. Hebert





Feb 9 2009 5:11 AM

As you may or may not know, I turned twenty-five the other day. Instead of gifts this year, I'm asking everyone to join my Email List on www. jjhebert. net. Unconventional, my newest novel, will be published by Mindstir Media later this year, and joining the Email List will ensure that you receive updates regarding my book release, contests, giveaways, and more.
Renaissance Dell'Arte





Feb 21 2009 1:34 AM

Dear Friend,



After a long, unique and dynamic adventure comes not the end, but the
beginning of new experiences together.



I am enchanted to present to you my project, Ecstasy Vision.



Renaissance Dell'Arte


www. renaissancedellarte. com


Saknussemm





Mar 3 2009 12:33 AM



PRIVATE MIDNIGHT HITS THE SHELVES IN THREE DAYS!

"James Ellroy meets David Lynch in this addictive mix of noir and supernatural horror."
-Publishers Weekly

Mr. Ahlberg, if you please.





Jan 9 2009 5:56 AM

I don't wanna be here anymore! I despise it! It's too expensive, and friggin cold. It's snowed maybe thirty times. That wouldn't happen in NYC.
Destiny Booze, Novelist





Jan 9 2009 7:17 PM

Thank you so much for including me among your friends. God Bless and Happy New Year!

Destiny
www. destinybooze. com

Make-believe is more than a child's game!
Mr. Ahlberg, if you please.





Jan 7 2009 4:54 AM

Hope all is going well in the east! I might be moving back next year. It's sooooo cold in Chitown.
Shon Bacon/ChickLitGurrlā„¢: a true wordsmith





Jan 5 2009 12:39 AM

Hey there! :-) I hope you had an awesome New Year.
Ana


Online Now!


Jan 5 2009 1:20 AM

Whenever time permits, please read some of my poems and/or stories on my new BLOG. Your comments will be very much appreciated. Abundant blessings, Ana Monnar
Living Jacket





Dec 17 2008 10:24 PM

Thanks for the add, Kelly!

We posted a new trailer on our profile page and would love your feedback.

Best,
Eric
Leah





Nov 16 2008 12:41 AM

so i have pretty damn high expectations for this project of yours that is (regrettably, i might add) causing your Myspace hiatus... don't let me down, woman!

anywho... in regards to your comment on my bliggity blog... i'm not getting sadder and sadder... just bored-er and bored-er with things. as if i made little enough sense...
Peter





Nov 16 2008 4:30 AM

Hi Kelly. Thank you so much for the friendship.
Very nice to meet you!
Transmissions From Beyond





Sep 30 2008 11:43 PM

Hi Kelly, you said "if only I understood how podcasts worked". Well, you're in luck. We have a page at our site that explains everything you need to know at http://transmissionsfrombeyond. com/receive-our-podcasts/ If it's still unclear after reading it, just give us a shout. I hope you enjoy listening to TFB.
Heather Louise





Oct 5 2008 6:25 PM

Thanks a lot for the addition

Please feel free to drop on by anytime

Heather Louise X
Closed Door Publishing





Nov 15 2008 4:36 AM

thank you for adding us and we look forward to doing business with you
Violette





Sep 26 2008 1:48 AM

How are you? Just dropping by to say hi and to just hoping you had a great a day. Take care and keep in touch!

Violette
www. violettereid. com

Purchase your copy of:
The First Chronicle of Zayashariya:
Out of Night
by: Violette L. Reid

Available at:
www. amazon. com
www. barnesandnoble. com
www. xpressyourselfpublishing. org
and
Your Local Bookstore

Thanks in advanced for your support.
I'm sure you will love the book!
Stephen M. Williams "The Boy Wonder"





Sep 25 2008 3:32 PM

Hey you,

What are you up to this fine morning? (or afternoon with your 3 hour time difference)
Kellie Lynn, Writer





Sep 23 2008 2:40 PM

Hi Kelly-with-a-y,

I can't even begin to tell you how many times in my life my name has been mispelled...of course they always put a Y, but I'm not bitter! :) I hope you are havng a good week!

Hugs,
Kellie-with-an-ie
Leah





Sep 21 2008 5:52 AM

meh
i read over it and now i'm too much of a chicken shit to send it.


ohhhh well.

thank you anyway =)
Leah





Sep 11 2008 5:11 AM

i know this seems kind of trite, but i wanted to ask you a favor.

being that i might as well worship the literary ground you walk on, i was wondering if you'd read over something for me and maybe give me your opinions? i value them a lot, really. it's nothing long really, just something i kinda spewed out in a few minutes.

i would really appreciate it...
Cricket Yoki





Sep 13 2008 7:55 AM

Hey Kelly, how are you? I hope all is well. Have a really wonderful weekend! Much love, peace and hugs!
Cricket
MikeSegretto





Sep 17 2008 5:32 PM


Curse of the Tarantula
King's #1 fan





Sep 6 2008 2:14 AM

Hey Kelly,

I finally found a copy of Last Seen Leaving, just finished it tonight infact and wanted to send a comment to tell you how much I enjoyed it! Hooray for Anne!
My dog(as shown in default pic)doesn't like cats so don't tell him the purchase of your book helped to feed them. ;)
Looking forward to Who Can Save Us Now? and any future Kelly and Owen novels. :)

Peace, CJ
Stephen M. Williams "The Boy Wonder"





Aug 30 2008 4:46 PM

If you find yourself with free time, you should go over to gametrailers. com and watch the five part video walkthrough of Fallout they showed the other day. It'll make you weep tears of joy.

Take care,
S
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