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Writer, Teacher, NEA Fellow, Coffee Junkie

BRAD
BARKLEY

Brad Barkley is the author of the novels Money, Love and Alison's Automotive Repair Manual, two collections of short stories, and three YA novels with Penguin (including Scrambled Eggs at Midnight).  His work has been translated into five languages. His short stories have appeared in 40+ magazines, including Fractured Lit, The Southern Review, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Glimmer Train, and USA Today.  He’s won numerous awards, including Four Individual Artist Awards from the State of Maryland, and a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Reel Life of 
Zara Kegg

COMING
Summer 2026, from Regal House Publishing

Publishers Marketplace

(Watch this space for a cover reveal and more info, later this summer)

Books By Brad Barkley

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Scrambled Eggs at Midnight

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A restless girl and a lonely boy meet in a quirky Southern town and discover love might be worth standing still for.

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Another Perfect Catastrophe:
and Other Stories

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Stories of loss and loyalty—told with humor, heartbreak, and belief in everyday decency and survival.

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Ellen Whitfield
ellen@booksforward.com
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