Books by Workshop Writers

Each year, Writers' Workshop alumni and faculty publish nearly 100 books across genres. The Glenn Schaeffer Library and Archives houses a full collection of alumni and faculty books. The most recent of these publications are represented here, organized by publication year and then alphabetically by author. We are always updating this list.

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The Arrival of Rain, by Adedayo Agarau

The Arrival of Rain 
Adedayo Agarau 
February 1, 2024 | Poetry

Witness, by Ruth Bardon

Witness 
Ruth Bardon 
September 24, 2024 | Poetry

Bad Animals, by Sarah Braunstein

Bad Animals 
Sarah Braunstein 
March 19, 2024 | Fiction

Super Collider, by Sean Brendan-Brown

Super Collider 
Sean Brendan-Brown 
October 1, 2024 | Poetry

The Grimace of Eden, Now, by Cody-Rose Clevidence

The Grimace of Eden, Now 
Cody-Rose Clevidence 
November 19, 2024 | Poetry

Broughtupsy, by Christina Cooke

Broughtupsy 
Christina Cooke 
January 23, 2024 | Fiction

Mother Water Ash, by Nicole Cooley

Mother Water Ash 
Nicole Cooley 
July 25, 2024 | Poetry

Golden Satellite Debris, by Martin Corless-Smith

Golden Satellite Debris 
Martin Corless-Smith 
September 6, 2024 | Poetry

Exposure, by Ava Dellaira

Exposure 
Ava Dellaira 
September 10, 2024 | Fiction

Memoir of My Two Mothers, by John Philip Drury

Bobby and Carolyn: A Memoir of My Two Mothers 
John Philip Drury 
August 9, 2024 | Narrative Nonfiction

The Teller's Cage, by John Philip Drury

The Teller's Cage 
John Philip Drury 
January 23, 2024 | Poetry

Ghost Mother

Ghost Mother 
Kelly Dwyer 
August 6, 2024 | Fiction

The Sky Was Ours, by Joe Fassler

The Sky Was Ours 
Joe Fassler 
May 1, 2024 | Fiction

Hereafter, by Alan Felsenthal

Hereafter 
Alan Felsenthal 
June 25, 2024 | Poetry

Malas, by Marcela Fuentes

Malas 
Marcela Fuentes 
June 4, 2024 | Fiction

The Gunman & the Carnival, by Catherine Gammon

The Gunman & the Carnival 
Catherine Gammon 
February 6, 2024 | Fiction

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The Body Farm: Stories 
Abby Geni 
May 7, 2024 | Fiction

Anita de Monte Laughs Last, by Xóchitl González

Anita de Monte Laughs Last 
Xóchitl González 
March 5, 2024 | Fiction

Small Rain, by Garth Greenwell

Small Rain 
Garth Greenwell 
September 3, 2024 | Fiction

The Dissonance, by Shaun Hamill

The Dissonance 
Shaun Hamill 
July 23, 2024 | Fiction

Starmen, by Francis Hamit

Starmen 
Francis Hamit 
February 14, 2024 | Fiction

Trading Beauty Secrets With the Dead, by Erina Harris

Trading Beauty Secrets with the Dead 
Erina Harris 
October 1, 2024 | Poetry

Burn, by Peter Heller

Burn 
Peter Heller 
August 13, 2024 | Fiction

The Great Divide, by Cristina Henríquez

The Great Divide 
Cristina Henríquez 
March 5, 2024 | Fiction

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Swan Song 
Elin Hilderbrand 
June 11, 2024 | Fiction

Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making? Letters of Love and Lust from the White House, by Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler

Are You Prepared for the Storm of Love Making? Letters of Love and Lust from the White House 
Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler 
February 6, 2024 | Nonfiction

Of, by Kai Ihns

Of 
Kai Ihns 
October 8, 2024 | Poetry

An Image of My Name Enters America, by Lucy Ives

An Image of My Name Enters America 
Lucy Ives 
October 15, 2024 | Essays

Splinters, by Leslie Jamison

Splinters 
Leslie Jamison 
February 20, 2024 | Memoir

Burn Man: Selected Stories, by Mark Anthony Jarman

Burn Man: Selected Stories 
Mark Anthony Jarman 
January 16, 2024 | Fiction

Words Made Flesh: The Craft of Fiction, by David Jauss

Words Made Flesh: The Craft of Fiction 
David Jauss 
October 3, 2024 | Essays

We Burn Daylight, by Bret Anthony Johnston

We Burn Daylight: A Novel 
Bret Anthony Johnston 
July 30, 2024 | Fiction

Rose Mask, by Jared Joseph

Rose Mask 
Jared Joseph 
April 23, 2024 | Literary Nonfiction

Homefront, by Victoria Kelly

Homefront 
Victoria Kelly 
January 30, 2024 | Fiction

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French Girl 
Jesse Lee Kercheval 
September 1, 2024 | Memoir

The Story of Your Obstinate Survival, by Daniel Khalastchi

The Story of Your Obstinate Survival 
Daniel Khalastchi 
March 1, 2024 | Poetry

Like it Matters, by Lee Klein

Like It Matters: An Unpublishable Novel 
Lee Klein 
June 16, 2024 | Fiction

pseudographica, by Philip Kobylarz

pseudographica 
Philip Kobylarz 
June 20, 2024 | Experimental

Before the Mango Ripens, by Afabwaje Kurian

Before the Mango Ripens 
Afabwaje Kurian 
September 24, 2024 | Fiction

The Goner School, by Jessica Laser

The Goner School 
Jessica Laser 
September 27, 2024 | Poetry

36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem, by Nam Le

36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem 
Nam Le 
March 5, 2024 | Poetry

The Road from Belhaven, by Margot Livesey

The Road from Belhaven 
Margot Livesey 
February 6, 2024 | Fiction

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Same As It Ever Was 
Claire Lombardo 
June 18, 2024 | Fiction

Wish Ave, by Alessandra Lynch

Wish Ave 
Alessandra Lynch 
October 1, 2024 | Poetry

Death Styles, by Joyelle McSweeney

Death Styles 
Joyelle McSweeney 
April 2, 2024 | Poetry

How to Disappear and Why, by Kyle Minor

How to Disappear and Why 
Kyle Minor 
May 28, 2024 | Essays

Oye, by Melissa Mogollon

Oye 
Melissa Mogollon 
May 14, 2024 | Fiction

Wet Media, by Alyssa Moore

Wet Media 
Alyssa Moore 
April 20, 2024 | Poetry

Walden Pond, by Patty Nash

Walden Pond 
Patty Nash 
August 15, 2024 | Poetry

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Terminal Maladies 
Okwudili Nebeolisa 
September 1, 2024 | Poetry

The Wonderful Wishes of B., by Katherin Nolte

The Wonderful Wishes of B. 
Katherin Nolte 
June 4, 2024 | Fiction

The Blue Maiden, by Anna Noyes

The Blue Maiden 
Anna Noyes 
May 14, 2024 | Fiction

We Were Girls Once, by Aiwanose Odafen

We Were Girls Once 
Aiwanose Odafen 
April 25, 2024 | Fiction

Ward Toward, by Cindy Juyoung Ok

Ward Toward 
Cindy Juyoung Ok 
March 1, 2024 | Poetry

Neighbors and Other Stories, by Diane Oliver

Neighbors and Other Stories 
Diane Oliver 
February 13, 2024 | Fiction

Do the Work, by Megan Pillow and Roxane Gay

Do the Work 
Megan Pillow and Roxane Gay 
June 1, 2024 | Nonfiction

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The Rich People Have Gone Away 
Regina Porter 
August 6, 2024 | Fiction

The Fertile Earth, by Ruthvika Rao

The Fertile Earth 
Ruthvika Rao 
August 13, 2024 | Fiction

mother, by m.s. RedCherries

mother 
m.s. RedCherries 
July 16, 2024 | Poetry

Quarterlife, by Devika Rege

Quarterlife 
Devika Rege 
September 10, 2024 | Fiction

Come and Get It, by Kiley Reid

Come and Get It 
Kiley Reid 
January 30, 2024 | Fiction

There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven, by Ruben Reyes Jr.

There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven 
Ruben Reyes Jr. 
August 6, 2024 | Fiction

The Degenerates, by Raeden Richardson

The Degenerates 
Raeden Richardson 
September 3, 2024 | Fiction

Surveille, by Caitlin Roach

Surveille 
Caitlin Roach 
November 12, 2024 | Poetry

Army of Giants, by Matthew Rohrer

Army of Giants 
Matthew Rohrer 
October 1, 2024 | Poetry

Saturday, by Margaret Ross

Saturday 
Margaret Ross 
October 15, 2024 | Poetry

Hombrecito, by Santiago Jose Sanchez

Hombrecito 
Santiago Jose Sanchez 
June 25, 2024 | Fiction

Momently, by Zach Savich

Momently 
Zach Savich 
March 5, 2024 | Poetry

Big Time, by Will Schmitz

Big Time 
Will Schmitz 
March 13, 2024 | Fiction

Bots, Come! 2, by Will Schmitz

Bots, Come! 2 
Will Schmitz 
March 31, 2024 | Fiction

Planets Above & Below: The Tunnels At the End of The Light, by Will Schmitz

Planets Above & Below: The Tunnels At the End of The Light 
Will Schmitz 
September 26, 2024 | Fiction

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The Violet Catastrophe: Volume II - The Vile Lunt Kat 
Will Schmitz 
and original art poetry postcards 
April 19, 2024 | Fiction

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The History of Sound 
Ben Shattuck 
July 9, 2024 | Fiction

The Selected Shepherd : Poems, by Reginald Shepherd

The Selected Shepherd : Poems 
Reginald Shepherd 
April 1, 2024 | Poetry

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The Boat That Brought Sadness into the World 
Eva Skrande 
June 28, 2024 | Poetry

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Johnny Cooper's Field 
Don J. Snyder 
December 2024 | Fiction

The Causative Factor, by Megan Staffel 

The Causative Factor 
Megan Staffel 
October 22, 2024 | Fiction

So Tough, by Jared Stanley

So Tough 
Jared Stanley 
March 15, 2024 | Poetry

Also, the Cat, by Rachel Swirsky

Also, the Cat 
Rachel Swirsky 
January 10, 2024 | Fiction

Infinity Pool, by Jonathan Thirkield

Infinity Pool 
Jonathan Thirkield 
September 25, 2024 | Poetry

Digging Stars, by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma

Digging Stars 
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma 
July 16, 2024 | Fiction

Unruly Tree, by Leslie Ullman

Unruly Tree 
Leslie Ullman 
August 15, 2024 | Poetry

Basket of Braids by Natalia Litvinova, translated by Kelsi Vanada

Basket of Braids by Natalia Litvinova 
translated by Kelsi Vanada 
August 2, 2024 | Poetry

United Left by Álvaro Lasso, translated by Kelsi Vanada 

United Left by Álvaro Lasso 
translated by Kelsi Vanada 
January 31, 2024 | Poetry

The Book of Jerusalem, by Julia Vinograd

The Book of Jerusalem 
Julia Vinograd 
January 2024 | Poetry

Magically Black and Other Essays, by Jerald Walker

Magically Black and Other Essays 
Jerald Walker 
September 10, 2024 | Essays

PlayHouse: Poems, by Jorrell Watkins

PlayHouse: Poems 
Jorrell Watkins 
April 15, 2024 | Poetry

Liontaming in America, by Elizabeth Willis

Liontaming in America 
Elizabeth Willis 
September 24, 2024 | Poetry

Stem, by Stella Wong 

Stem 
Stella Wong 
October 8, 2024 | Poetry

Prince of Grass, by Dan Wriggins

Prince of Grass 
Dan Wriggins 
July 19, 2024 | Poetry

Hour of the Heart, by Benjamin Yalom & Irvin D. Yalom

Hour of the Heart 
Benjamin Yalom and Irvin D. Yalom 
November 26, 2024 | Psychotherapy

Green for Luck, by Margaret Yapp

Green for Luck 
Margaret Yapp 
April 23, 2024 | Poetry

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