Works by Kristen J. Tsetsi

The Age of the Child

Novel · Dystopian Fiction · 2022

A repeal of Roe v. Wade has unanticipated consequences that take a surprising turn from one generation to the next. Called “provocative,” “timely,” and “scathing social commentary,” The Age of the Child was the focus of an episode of NPR’s The Colin McEnroe Show.

“Kris Tsetsi’s The Age of the Child illuminates the hypocrisies of our time without flinching. It’s good stuff. Read it.” — Alan Davis, Fulbright recipient, author of So Bravely Vegetative

“This book is timely. It presents a dark foreign world, but one that may not be unexpected the way things are going.” — Philip B. Persinger, author of Tools of the Trade

“Something interesting and endlessly thought-provoking that The Age of the Child captures are the multiple sides of pregnancy — wanting to be pregnant, not wanting to be pregnant, and what right the government has in controlling pregnancy. One of the first I’ve read to really consider reproductive rights and attitudes so deeply.” — Rebecca Maye Holiday, author of The Beaches

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Pretty Much True

Novel · Literary Fiction · Originally Homefront

I spent years reporting from military bases where young families and lovers were being separated by the decisions of old men. Kristen Tsetsi’s debut novel is the haunting account of what gets left behind.

“I had never had a better understanding of the agony of military separation until I read Kristen Tsetsi’s haunting and lyrical debut novel.” — James C. Moore, New York Times best-selling author of Bush’s Brain

“Tsetsi’s talents shine throughout the novel, and she reveals herself to be the rare sort of writer who can satisfy both emotionally and intellectually. Its intelligent, honest treatment of war is not the only thing Pretty Much True has going for it — it is an example of the kind of highbrow style that makes small presses so essential.” — Small Press Reviews

Included in Saint Joseph’s University professor Dr. Owen W. Gilman, Jr.’s “American War Literature and Film: Vietnam to Now” course curriculum, and studied in Gilman’s The Hell of War Comes Home: Imaginative Texts from the Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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The Year of Dan Palace

Novel · Literary Fiction

From the powerful emotion of the break-up of Dan and Nina’s relationship in the opening pages to the completely unexpected ending, this book really is a stunning must-read.

“The Year of Dan Palace is honest, original, and impossible to put down. With a wholly distinctive narrative voice, Kristen Tsetsi is a 21st Century Bukowski.” — Joseph Dilworth Jr., Pop Culture Zoo

“Stunningly good.” — Indie Bookworm

Originally published under the pen name Chris Jane; re-released as an e-book under the author’s real name. Paperback and audio versions are still Chris Jane titles. (“Why Chris Jane?”)

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Carol’s Aquarium

Short Fiction Collection

A collection of short stories that includes the Storyglossia Fiction Prize winner, Pushcart Prize-nominated work, and several previously unpublished pieces.

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