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Friend of the Pod, a new novella from Associate Professor Sam Lipsyte, is out now from Picture Books, an imprint dedicated to publishing fiction by leading authors alongside contributions by celebrated contemporary artists. The series, conceived by Emma Cline ’13, author of Daddy (Random House, 2020) and The Girls (Random House, 2016), pairs each writer with an artist.
The Confessions of Matthew Strong, a work of historical fiction by alumnus Ousmane K. Power-Greene ’21, is out next week from Other Press.
Alumni Daphne Palasi Andreades ’19 and Jessamine Chan ’12 are both recognized on the shortlist for the 2022 First Novel Prize from the Center for Fiction.
Past Lives is an interview series with School of the Arts Writing faculty, students, and alumni who began their professional lives on different career paths. Here, we talk to Associate Professor, Head of Fiction, and Writing alumna Rivka Galchen '06 about her journey into and out of medicine, kooky scientists, and raising the fictional stakes.
Circa, recently published by Mariner Books, is the second novel from alumna Devi S. Laskar ’96.
The debut novel of poet, translator, and alumna E.J. Koh ’13 will be published by Tin House Books, arriving in summer/fall 2023.
Flight by Professor and alumna Lynn Steger Strong '14 will be published by HarperCollins this November. The book is now available for pre-order.
Flexible Press will publish the debut novel Ready, Set, Oh by Alumnus Diane Josefowicz '08 on May 3, 2022. The book is available for pre-order on the publisher's site.
Writing alumnus Francisco González '19 was recently awarded an O. Henry Prize for his short story "Clean Teen." González's story will be published in The Best Short Stories 2022: The O. Henry Prize Winners by Anchor Books on September 13, 2022. The anthology is now available for pre-order.
The Windfall (Crown, 2017) by Assistant Professor Diksha Basu '14 was recently chosen by comedian and actress Lilly Singh as her April book club read. The Windfall was Basu's debut novel and is available for purchase here.
Knopf Doubleday recently published The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka '94. The book is now available for purchase.
Writing Research Arts Student Laura Green recently placed first in the Story Foundation Prize for her short story, "Stuck."