MY PUBLICATIONS
— By Jennifer Baker
Two decades of writing: novel, anthology, and shorter work.
Books
Forgive Me Not
YA novel about family, grief, and the cost of forgiveness.One night and one bad decision change fifteen-year-old Violetta Chen-Samuels's life forever. After driving drunk and causing the accident that kills her little sister, Violetta is incarcerated — and in this near-future world, her fate rests in the hands of the family she's wronged. Told in the alternating voices of Violetta and her brother Vince, Forgive Me Not is a searing look at the juvenile justice system and a tender reckoning with punishment, penance, and mercy.
Everyday People: The Color of Life
The short-story anthology I edited — a celebration of contemporary voices of color.In the tradition of Best American Short Stories, Everyday People gathers a dazzling range of contemporary short fiction — moments of doubt, discovery, loss, and love — from an eclectic mix of award-winning writers including Jason Reynolds, Brandon Taylor, Alexander Chee, Yiyun Li, and Denne Michelle Norris.
Stories and excerpts published across journals, anthologies, and audio — newest first.Short Fiction
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(Re)An Ideas Journal, 2024 — A biracial girl weighs the seemingly kind intentions of her father's new girlfriend.
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NightLight podcast (July 11, 2019) — A story set in a post-apocalyptic America of what’s lost, or found, when isolating yourself from the world and retaining your frame of mind.
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The Offing (Enumerate), February 21, 2017 — A mother-to-be explains the absence of fathers in her family's life.
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The Other Stories podcast, Episode 98 (February 8, 2017) —
A day that starts out ordinary for a young Black mother of two is anything but when she makes an emergency stop in the supermarket. -
The Female Complaint anthology, Shade Mountain Press (Fall 2015) — The wife of a politician has her own concerns about appearances when it comes to her private & political life.
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Newtown Literary Journal, 2015 — A woman questions her choices in marriage and life during a second miscarriage.
Pushcart Prize nominee 2017
Also appears in the anthology What God Is Honored Here? (Univ. of Minnesota Press, 2019) -
Contributor to Fiction Femme Fatale (May 9, 2014) — Monthly flash fiction with a young adult focus.
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A young adult speculative thriller with a diverse cast.
Winner, SCBWI On-the-Verge Emerging Voices Award (2013) -
A woman’s affair haunts her.
Women On Writing (WOW!)
Spring 2012 Flash Fiction Top Ten Finalist -
A therapist struggles to stay professional as attraction to a client grows. Girl Fever, Cleis Press, 2012
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The Resolution
A one-night stand is forgiven.
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Boston Literary Magazine, 2010 — Office politics lead to cuts in more ways than one.
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A young woman deals with abortion and infidelity. Rain Tiger's Story Hall, 2006
Essays and reporting on publishing, race, and craft plus conversations with writers I admire.Nonfiction, Criticism & Interviews
— Essays & Criticism
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(Electric Literature, June 19, 2023)
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(LitHub, June 23, 2021)
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(Electric Literature, November 19, 2020)
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(Poets & Writers, August 12, 2020)
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(Electric Literature, August 5, 2020)
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(School Library Journal, March 9, 2020)
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(Zora [Medium], January 15, 2020)
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(Zora [Medium], January 8, 2020)
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(School Library Journal, October 15, 2019)'
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(Publishers Weekly Feature, May 31, 2019)
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(Electric Literature, April 19, 2019)
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(Longreads, March 20, 2019)
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(Electric Literature, January 8, 2019)
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(Electric Literature, November 19, 2018)
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(School Library Journal, October 31, 2018)
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(Electric Literature, September 5, 2018)
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(Electric Literature, August 20, 2018)
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(Electric Literature, July 5, 2018)
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(Electric Literature, March 8, 2018)
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(Electric Literature, February 28, 2018)
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(Electric Literature, December 14, 2017)
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(Electric Literature, December 13, 2017)
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(Electric Literature, November 21, 2017)
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(Electric Literature, November 2, 2017)
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(Electric Literature, October 25, 2017)
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(Electric Literature, Sept. 21, 2017)
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(Electric Literature, Sept. 13, 2017)
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(CBC Diversity, July 28, 2017)
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(Kweli Journal, June 23, 2017) *Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2018
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(LitHub, March 14, 2017)
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The Billfold ( October 14,2016)
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(Bustle, July 8, 2016)
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(Forbes Articles January - June 2016)
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(Bustle, March 14, 2016)
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(Bustle, March 10, 2016)
— Interviews by Jenn
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(Electric Literature, November 27, 2017)
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(Electric Literature, February 6, 2018)
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(Kirkus Reviews, September 24, 2019)
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(Bustle, March 24, 2017)
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(School Library Journal, June 28, 2017)
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(Bustle, July 8, 2016)
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(Bustle, June 13, 2016)
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(Bustle, June 13, 2016)
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(Bustle, May 10, 2016)
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(Bustle, May 9, 2016)
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(Bustle, May 5, 2016)
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(Bustle, March 31, 2016)
— Conversations & Guest Appearances
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(December 12, 2015)
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