Liz Moore
1 SeriesLiz Moore is an American author known for her literary fiction novels. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Hunter College and received the 2014 Rome Prize in literature. Currently, she resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and teaches at Holy Family University.
In Liz Moore's novel "Heft," reclusive former academic Arthur Opp, who weighs 550 pounds and hasn't left his Brooklyn home in a decade, receives an unexpected call from his former student, Charlene. Meanwhile, Charlene's seventeen-year-old son, Kel Keller, struggles with poverty at his affluent Yonkers school while aspiring to a baseball career. The connection between Arthur and Kel is forged through Charlene's plea for help, which propels both characters into action. As Arthur confronts his isolation, Kel navigates his family's challenges, setting the stage for their intertwined journeys of transformation.
