Alumni Publications
Writing alum Naomi Falk ’17 published her debut book, The Surrender of Man, in April 2025 with independent press Inside the Castle.
In his first book, American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest (Pantheon), alum Kyle Paoletta ’16, reaches back to the 17th century desert—Albuquerque (where Paoletta grew up), Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso, and Las Vegas.
After celebrating the publication of four novels and one collection of short stories over the past ten years, Nonfiction alum and Adjunct Assistant Professor Catherine Lacey ’10 is publishing her debut work of nonfiction, The Möbius Book—a catalogue of the wreckage that ensued after a broken relationship, the broken trust of a shared mortgage, and her ensuing battle with depression.
In his fourth poetry collection, The Bear Wrestler (Saturnalia Books), Writing alum Robert Ostrom ’08 blurs fact and fiction, deception and truth.
Writing alum Latif Askia Ba ’23 recently published his second poetry collection, The Choreic Period, with Milkweed in January of 2025.
Writing alum Antoinette Cooper '20 examines the experiences of Black women's bodies in her debut poetry collection Unruly (Legacy Book Press, 2025).
The Ocean in the Next Room, a poetry collection by alum Sarah V. Schweig ’09, has been published by Milkweed Editions.
Just two days after Writing alum Holly Brickley ’05 released her debut novel Deep Cuts, Deadline revealed the feature film adaptation, replete with two movie stars, an acclaimed director, and a tastemaker studio.
Writing alum Kristen Martin '16 publishes debut nonfiction book, The Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow (Bold Type Books, 2025).
Hogarth Press has acquired North American rights to two novels by Writing Program alum Woody Brown '24.
Film and Media Studies alum Soumya Vats ’22 has had her essay on the controversy surrounding BBC One’s A Suitable Boy published in the latest collection from Archive Books, Stretching the Archives Toward a Global Women’s Film Heritage.
Film and Media Studies alum Kate Saccone '13 has contributed a chapter to Doing Digital Film History: Concepts, Tools, Practices (De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2024), a new book examining how digital technologies have transformed film historical research and teaching practices.