Avery Holden

Avery Holden writes intimate literary fiction about ambition, family fractures, and the hidden costs of reinvention.

Bio

Holden’s background in documentary film shapes their eye for telling detail and layered perspectives. Their novels move between tight first-person chapters and wide-angle ensemble scenes, exploring how personal myths collide with truth. They keep interviews, sketches, and playlists for every character to build texture.

Current focus: a novel about siblings rebuilding a shuttered family diner while confronting the narratives that drove them apart.