About
Laury A. Egan is the author of fourteen novels: "Jack & I," "The Black Leopard's Kiss & The Writer Remembers," "The Psychologist's Shadow," "The Firefly," "Once, Upon an Island," "The Swimmer," "Turnabout," "Wave in D Minor," "Doublecrossed," "The Ungodly Hour," "A Bittersweet Tale," "Fabulous! An Opera Buffa," "The Outcast Oracle," "Jenny Kidd," and the collection, "Fog and Other Stories." Her poetry volumes have been issued in limited edition: "Snow, Shadow, a Stranger;" "Beneath the Lion's Paw;" "The Sea & Beyond;" and "Presence & Absence." For many years, she worked as an administrator and senior designer at Princeton University Press and also freelanced for 20 publishers. Her short stories and poems have been published in over 85 literary journals and anthologies.
Featured Work
Jack & I
A psychological suspense novel about two teenage boys. The twist? They’re both named Jack and both inhabit the same body.
“Mostly I was relieved to put distance between Jack and myself, although this wasn’t possible because I am Jack, too. And sort of not Jack. I am I, or rather, I am me.”
1994. Jack Kennett is sixteen and suffers from un-diagnosed Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder). Abandoned at age two, Jack has been in the New Jersey care system all of his life: foster homes and once placed for private adoption with the Kennetts, a family he adored, especially their daughter, Cara. As the divisive war between the two personalities escalates, Jack (the host) is in despair and feeling powerless as he experiences amnesiac events and must deal with his alter’s promiscuity, truancy, and illegal acts. How will the war between the personalities end?
Other Works
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The Black Leopard's Kiss & The Writer Remembers
2023
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The Psychologist's Shadow
2023
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The Firefly
2023
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Wave in D Minor
2022
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Doublecrossed
2022
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Once, Upon an Island
2022
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The Swimmer
2021
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Turnabout
2021
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The Ungodly Hour
2020
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A Bittersweet Tale
2019
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Fabulous! An Opera Buffa
2018
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Presence & Absence (poetry)
2018
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The Sea & Beyond (poetry)
2013
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The Outcast Oracle
2013
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Fog and Other Stories
2012
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Jenny Kidd
2012
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Beneath the Lion's Paw (poetry)
2011
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Snow, Shadows, a Stranger (poetry)
2009
Awards and Recognition
- Two Pushcart nominations and nominations for Best of the Web and Best of the Net, finalist in the Glass Woman Story Prize, three Story-of-the-Week publications by Short Story America, an ALA Stonewall nomination (book), and a UK Saboteur Award nomination (book).
- 2024 New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Award for Prose
