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Liz Moore

American
Born 1983
Liz Moore is an American novelist, screenwriter, and producer. She is a Professor of English at Temple University where she directs the MFA program in Creative Writing. After a brief time as a musician in New York City, which inspired her first novel, Moore shifted her focus to writing. She received the 2015 Rome Prize in Literature from the American Academy in Rome, and her 2012 novel Heft was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Her novel Long Bright River was adapted into a miniseries for Peacock.
On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed The God Of The Woods.
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Liz Moore books in order

4 books; 1 reviewed on LuvemBooks. Dates and covers from Amazon.

  1. The Words of Every Song cover
    2007
    The Words of Every Song
    Amazon ↗
  2. Heft cover
    2012
    Heft
    Amazon ↗
  3. Long Bright River cover
    2020
    Long Bright River
    Amazon ↗
  4. The God of the Woods cover
    2024
    The God of the Woods
    Our review →
Cover of The God Of The Woods (Paperback) Book
The God Of The Woods (Paperback) Book

4.4/5

reader rating · 134,125 ratings

Liz Moore's The God of the Woods opens in 1975, when 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar vanishes from the Adirondack camp her family owns, fourteen years after her brother did. Kirkus Reviews found it emotionally engaging and never overplotted; a few readers were less sure about the ending.

Reviewed Mar 22, 2026

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