Jean Hey’s essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Plain Dealer, The Chicago Tribune, and Solstice Magazine. She holds a dual-genre MFA in fiction and nonfiction from Bennington College, where she was awarded the 2016 Sven Birkerts Nonfiction Prize. She recently finished a novel set in South Africa.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
Celestial Events: On Rachel Barenbaum’s “A Bend in the Stars”
Jean Hey follows the trajectories of “A Bend in the Stars,” a debut novel by Rachel Barenbaum....
An Account at the Heartbreak Bank: On Maile Meloy’s “Do Not Become Alarmed”
Jean Hey can’t put down “Do Not Become Alarmed,” the latest novel by Maile Meloy....
A Wanderer’s Journey: On Eileen Battersby’s “Teethmarks on My Tongue”
Jean Hey reviews “Teethmarks on My Tongue,” a coming-of-age novel by Eileen Battersby....
A Separation: Sheila Kohler’s “Once We Were Sisters”
Jean Hey looks at Sheila Kohler's new memoir....
The Land Down Under
Jean Hey reviews David Francis’s novel "Wedding Bush Road."...
