Ezra Palmer
Ezra Palmer is the author of the novels Catbirds and Handsome, nontraditional narratives that reviewers have called “hypnotic,” “mesmerizing,” and “profound.”He has worked as a writer and editor at newspapers, magazines, research publishers and other outlets. While at The Wall Street Journal he was among the first traditional journalists to develop news products for the internet.Palmer grew up in Brooklyn and has lived more than half of his life there, on and off. He has also lived in Vermont, Connecticut, Spain, France and California. He currently resides in Los Angeles.In addition to his work as a novelist, Palmer is the co-creator and co-host of Pub Crawl, a podcast about books, writing, and publishing.
Catbirds
“I read it with the intensity with which one might read the instructions on how to operate a defibrillator while a friend is having a heart attack. IT’S THAT GOOD.”
—Peg Tyre, New York Times bestselling author of “The Trouble With Boys”“Pulsing with insight, wit, feeling, and mysteries… Catbirds examines frayed family bonds with fresh power and insight. EDITOR’S PICK.”
—BookLife“The tangle of language conveys how grief works, how our minds work when we're trying to make sense of loss.”
—NetGalley reviewerAvailable in paperback, ebook and audiobookPurchase on AmazonPurchase on Bookshop.org
Handsome
Coming July 13, 2026Evvie Kurtz remembers everything. Evvie Kurtz has Alzheimer’s disease.Handsome is Evvie’s story, told in her own voice.Early readers' reviews of Handsome:"An unforgettable portrayal of living with Alzheimer’s.... Handsome is moving, and quietly devastating—a story that will stay with me for a very long time."—Goodreads reviewer"An evocative and sympathetic exploration of a woman's life and all the things she remembers even as her present begins to disappear under the fog of dementia... the last few chapters, and the last few pages especially, delivered an absolute emotional gut punch."—Goodreads reviewerSee more reviews on Goodreads
