Kirsten Menger-Anderson (born December 6, 1969, in Santa Cruz, California) is an American fiction writer. Her latest work and debut novel is The Expert of Subtle Revisions which is published by Penguin Random House and releases March 18, 2025.[1] Her first book, a collection of linked short stories titled Doctor Olaf van Schuler's Brain, was published by Algonquin Books in 2008. A number of the collected stories have also appeared in literary journals, such as Ploughshares and the Southwest Review. Menger-Anderson has a degree in Economics from Haverford College and an MA in English and creative writing from San Francisco State University.[2] She previously held positions at Salon.com and Wired.com. Menger-Anderson currently lives in an old Victorian house in San Francisco with her husband and children. Her grandfather is the mathematician Karl Menger.[3]
Salk and Sabin, a short story, Ploughshares, Issue #106 Vol. 34/2&3 Fall 2008
The Doctors, a short story, Post Road, Issue 16 Fall/Winter 2008 ISBN0-9778552-4-4
The Baquet, a short story, Southwest Review, Volume 89, Number 2 & 3, 2004
Reading Grandpa’s Head, a short story, Maryland Review, Volume 1 Fall 2004
The Story of Her Breasts, a short story, Plaztik Press, 2004
Kathleen, a short story, Pindeldyboz, 2003
Blue Glow, a short story, Lynx Eye, Volume X Number 4 Fall 2003
Gretle, a short story, Wascana Review, Volume 36, Number 2 Fall, 2001
Critical acclaim
Doctor Olaf van Schuler's Brain was a finalist for the Northern California Book Award.[4] It was selected as one of 2008’s best books by the Sun Sentinel Books editor, Chauncey Mabe[5] and was included in Chicago Time Out’s “Top 10 for 2008” as well as SEED Magazine’s top picks for 2008.[6][7] Several of her short stories have been short-listed for awards, including the Richard Yates Award, the Glimmer Train Short Story Award for New Writers, the Iowa Review Story Contest, and the Andre Dubus Award.[8] Her novel The Expert of Subtle Revisions received positive reviews from Kirkus Reviews , the Los Angeles Times , and the Washington Post .
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