Author Renee Swindle’s most recent novel, Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn (Tiny Reparations/Penguin) is a 2025 Spring/Summer Publisher’s Weekly Buzz Book pick, a top 10 notable fiction title by SF GATE, and a top 10 notable fiction title by Bay Area News.
She lives in Oakland, California.
Francine’s Spectacular Crash and Burn introduces a voice readers won’t soon forget. The weighty topics of grief, loneliness, and depression are offset by Francine’s offbeat, bewitching humor. This novel is a multilayered tour-de-force nested into a heart-stirring coming-of-age.
