Tessa Fontaine

Author of THE ELECTRIC WOMAN (FSG 2018) & forthcoming novel (FSG 2023); slow runner, bad-joke lover, dog kisser, teacher, new mom. Co-host @HTSYpod.

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@MargotLivesey @annie_hartnett Thank you, Margot! I so very loved talking to you about The Red Grove in Boston - a dream come true!

[Farrar,Straus&Giroux @fsgbooks]

"In Tessa Fontaine's debut novel, THE RED GROVE, a group of women are immune to violence. Here, she examines what that safety might feel like." @MouthFullofFire for @people: https://t.co/3YzufiBOkz

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@surlyspice @fsgbooks @MacmillanLib yay, I hope you love it! :)

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@SorchaPHR @fsgbooks @NetGalley 🥰

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@annie_hartnett Gonna be a busy and raunchy fall.

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@KJMoulton Thank you, sweet friend!

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@annie_hartnett Thank you, Annie! To honor our work relationship, for every preorder I'll redraw the cartoon animal Annie drew for you, but make it x rated.

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@scottsemegran @annie_hartnett It's so good, right?! Love when they nail it. :)

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@ShandersWrites @fsgbooks @Trident_Media Thank you! <3

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Bursting with excitement to share this perfect cover!!!! Mysterious and beautiful and a tad unsettling, just like the redwoods themselves. Coming from FSG in May 2024. Squee!!! @fsgbooks @Trident_Media

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@landrewhuffman @fsgbooks @Trident_Media Thank you! <3

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@vanessa_hua @fsgbooks @Trident_Media Thank you!

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@clarebeams Thank you, Clare! I'm so excited to be on the spring 2024 creepy book circuit with you. <3

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@lizzdawsontwozs Thanks so much for these kind words! local bookstores are so very good at holding tears <3

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@JCReyesian JUAN! YES! Congrats, friend. Amazing!!!! :)

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@WritersBone @goodmomsonpaper @annie_hartnett @oconnellwhittet Thank you! So happy to be among such good company.

[Jane Greer @NorthDakotaJane]

Tomorrow is our 38th wedding anniversary. I’ve written several poems about Mr. Wonderful, but this seems to be the one people like best.

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@Jamie_Beth_S @RheanaMurray @TODAYshow @saribotton This is lovely and moving, @Jamie_Beth_S. Thanks for sharing it <3

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@starwuerdemann @AntoniaRachelW1 @annie_hartnett We love having you in the group, @starwuerdemann! And would be happy to welcome you in, @AntoniaRachelW1 :)