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Maile Meloy is an American novelist and short story writer born in Helena, Montana, known for her meticulous realism in contemporary fiction. She has authored the novels Liars and Saints, A Family Daughter, and Do Not Become Alarmed, as well as acclaimed short story collections including Half in Love and Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It. Her work has won numerous prestigious awards including the Paris Review's Aga Khan Prize for Fiction, the PEN/Malamud Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.