Alumni Publications
Journalist and Nonfiction student Carlos Barragán has sold his debut book The Yahoo Boys to FSG in a pre-emptive deal. The book is a nonfiction portrait of the “Yahoo Boys,” tech-savvy young men in Nigeria who make a living conducting online romance scams, targeting lonely victims often from the United States.
I Leave It Up to You, the sophomore novel from Writing alum Jinwoo Chong ’21, is set to release on March 4, 2025 from Ballantine Books.
These works of historical fiction, all by Columbia alumni, provide fascinating windows into life long ago, with plenty of wisdom for our current age.
Writing alumna Kristin Vukovic '09 has published her debut novel The Cheesemaker’s Daughter (Regalo Press, 2024).
Writing alumnus John O’Connor ’03 has published The Secret History of Bigfoot: Field Notes on a North American Monster (Sourcebooks, 2024). The nonfiction book is a heartfelt exploration of a cornerstone of American folklore, unpacking why we believe in the things that we do, what that says about us, and how it shapes our world.
Nonfiction alumna Padya Paramita ’22 has sold her debut novel, Appetite, to Dial Press.
In The Secret History of Bigfoot, journalist John O’Connor ’03 explores the mystery and legacy of the North American sasquatch.
Writing alumna Anna Monardo ’83 has published a new book, After Italy: A Family Memoir of Arranged Marriage. This memoir is her first nonfiction book after her novels The Courtyard of Dreams and Falling In Love with Natassia.
Writing alumna Kimberly King Parsons ’10 has published her debut novel, We Were the Universe. The novel is an exploration of sisterhood, motherhood, friendship, marriage, psychedelics, and the many strange, transcendent shapes love can take.
Writing Alumna Jackie Thomas-Kennedy '06 has sold her debut novel, The Thirteenth Wife, to Viking.
In Dead Weight, Emmeline Clein '22 (CC '16) draws on her own story, as well as interviews, academic studies, history, and pop culture.
Writing alumna Christine Calella ’18 has recently published her new novel, The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray, with Page Street YA.