Jennifer Haigh is an American novelist and short story writer in the realist tradition. Her work has been compared to that of Richard Ford, Richard Price, and Richard Russo. She is known for her exploration of complex social issues through her narratives.

Her novel MERCY STREET delves into the contentious issue of abortion rights, following the daily life of Claudia Birch, a counselor at an embattled women's clinic in Boston. Her prior novel, HEAT AND LIGHT, examines a Pennsylvania town divided by the controversy over fracking and was named a Best Book of 2016 by the The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and NPR.

Earlier works include FAITH, a novel about a beloved Boston priest accused of molesting a child in his parish, and THE CONDITION, the story of a woman diagnosed in childhood with Turner's Syndrome. Haigh's debut novel, MRS. KIMBLE, won the PEN/Hemingway Award for first fiction.