Books by Workshop Writers

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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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Browse by pub year:  2024   |  2023   |   2022  |  2021   |   2020  |   2019 & Previous

Lost Letters and Other Animals, by Carrie Bennett

Lost Letters and Other Animals 
Carrie Bennett 
January 8, 2021 | Poetry

Permeable Boundaries, by Mary Ellen Beveridge

Permeable Boundaries 
MaryEllen Beveridge 
June 11, 2021 | Fiction

Talk To Me, by T.C. Boyle

Talk To Me 
T. C. Boyle 
September 14, 2021 | Fiction

Three Ordinary Girls by, Tim Brady

Three Ordinary Girls 
Tim Brady 
February 23, 2021 | Nonfiction

The Lowering Days by Gregory Brown

The Lowering Days 
Gregory Brown 
March 2, 2021 | Fiction

The Vanishing Point by, Elizabeth Brundage

The Vanishing Point 
Elizabeth Brundage 
May 18, 2021 | Fiction

Wiki of Infinite Sorrows by, Matthew Burnside

Wiki of Infinite Sorrows 
Matthew Burnside 
July 1, 2021 | Fiction

Godspeed by, Nickolas Butler

Godspeed 
Nickolas Butler 
July 27, 2021 | Fiction

Prelude by, Scott Butterfield

Prelude 
Scott Butterfield 
May 17, 2021 | Fiction

Nectarine by, Chad Campbell

Nectarine 
Chad Campbell 
April 1, 2021 | Poetry

Black Forest Dreams: A Journey Through Germany by, Joseph Kuhn Carey

Black Forest Dreams: A Journey Through Germany 
Joseph Kuhn Carey 
February 16, 2021 | Poetry

Two Murals by, Jesus Castillo

Two Murals 
Jesús Castillo 
October 1, 2021 | Poetry

One More Day by, Diane Chiddester

One More Day 
Diane Chiddister 
October 12, 2021 | Fiction

Listen My Friend, This Is the Dream I Dreamed Last Night by, Cody-Rose Clevidence

Listen My Friend, This Is the Dream I Dreamed Last Night 
Cody-Rose Clevidence 
June 1, 2021 | Poetry

Everything, by Andrea Cohen

Everything 
Andrea Cohen 
February 15, 2021 | Poetry

The One Certain Thing, by Peter Cooley

The One Certain Thing 
Peter Cooley 
February 2, 2021 | Poetry

The Melancholy of Anatomy, by Martin Corless-Smith

The Melancholy of Anatomy 
Martin Corless-Smith 
September 28, 2021 | Poetry

Recalcitrant Actor, by James Cummins

Recalcitrant Actors 
James Cummins 
May 30, 2021 | Poetry

Damnation Spring, by Ash Davidson

Damnation Spring 
Ash Davidson 
August 3, 2021 | Fiction

Long Coordinates, by Christina de Villier

Long Coordinates 
Christina de Villier 
May 1, 2021 | Poetry

Her Here by Amanda Dennis

Her Here 
Amanda Dennis 
March 9, 2021 | Fiction

Playlist for the Apocalypse by Rita Dove

Playlist for the Apocalypse 
Rita Dove 
August 17, 2021 | Poetry

I Need Music by Anais Duplan

I Need Music 
Anaïs Duplan 
October 1, 2021 | Poetry

True North by Gary Eller

True North 
Gary Eller 
November 18, 2021 | Fiction

The God is not willing by Steven Erikson

The God is Not Willing 
Steven Erikson 
July 1, 2021 | Fiction

Choose your own Adventure Spies: Spy for Cleopatra by Katherine Factor

Choose Your Own Adventure SPIES: Spy For Cleopatra 
Katherine Factor 
May 1, 2021 | Fiction

The Supposed Human by Katie Fowley

The Supposed Huntsman 
Katie Fowley 
March 1, 2021 | Poetry

Half-Life, by Jane Ann Fuller

Half-Life 
Jane Ann Fuller 
June 15, 2021 | Poetry

Just Thieves by Gregory Galloway

Just Thieves 
Gregory Galloway 
October 19, 2021 | Fiction

China Blue by Catherine Gammon

China Blue 
Catherine Gammon 
April 6, 2021 | Fiction

The Lost Notebook of Edouard Manet by Maureen Gibbon

The Lost Notebook of Édouard Manet 
Maureen Gibbon 
September 1, 2021 | Fiction

The House Uptown by Melissa Ginsburg

The House Uptown 
Melissa Ginsburg 
March 16, 2021 | Fiction

Raft of Stars by Andrew J. Graff

Raft of Stars 
Andrew J. Graff 
March 23, 2021 | Fiction

The Uncollected Stories of Allan Gurganus by Allan Gurganus

The Uncollected Stories of Allan Gurganus 
Allan Gurganus 
January 12, 2021 | Fiction

Mommy and Other Poems by Joan Carole Hand

Mommy and Other Poems 
Joan Carole Hand 
October 12, 2021 | Poetry

Poet Warrior: A Memoir by Joy Harjo

Poet Warrior: A Memoir 
Joy Harjo 
September 7, 2021 | Memoir

I Have Not Loved You With My Whole Heart by Cris Harris

I Have Not Loved You With My Whole Heart 
Cris Harris 
June 1, 2021 | Fiction

The Guide by Peter Heller

The Guide 
Peter Heller 
August 24, 2021 | Fiction

The Art and Craft of Asian Stories: A Writer's Guide and Anthology by Robin Hemley and Xu Xi

The Art and Craft of Asian Stories: A Writer's Guide and Anthology 
Robin Hemley and Xu Xi 
October 21, 2021 | Craft

Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand

Golden Girl 
Elin Hilderbrand 
June 1, 2021 | Fiction

American Vaudeville by Geoffrey Hilsabeck

American Vaudeville 
Geoffrey Hilsabeck 
July 9, 2021 | Nonfiction, Essay

Imaginary Peaks: The Riesenstein Hoax and Other Mountain Dreams by Katie Ives

Imaginary Peaks: The Riesenstein Hoax and Other Mountain Dreams 
Katie Ives 
September 14, 2021 | Nonfiction

Cosmogony by Lucy Ives

Cosmogony 
Lucy Ives 
March 9, 2021 | Fiction

How to be Better by Being Worse by Justin Jannise

How to be Better by Being Worse 
Justin Jannise 
April 13, 2021 | Poetry

Beneath the Keep by Erika Johansen

Beneath the Keep 
Erika Johansen 
February 2, 2021 | Fiction

The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim

The Marvelous Mirza Girls 
Sheba Karim 
May 18, 2021 | Fiction

With Me You are Inviting Trouble by Daniel Khalastchi

With Me You Are Inviting Trouble 
Daniel Khalastchi 
April 15, 2021 | Poetry

American Parables by Daniel Khalastchi

American Parables 
Daniel Khalastchi 
October 1, 2021 | Poetry

Paris is a Party, Paris is a Ghost by David Hoon Kim

Paris Is a Party, Paris Is a Ghost 
David Hoon Kim 
August 3, 2021 | Fiction

The Mating Calls of the Dead by Steve Kistulentz

The Mating Calls of the Dead 
Steve Kistulentz 
April 15, 2021 | Poetry

Changed for Good: The Discovery of Purpose, by Apostolos Kizilos

Changed for Good: The Discovery of Purpose 
Apostolos Kizilos 
January 31, 2021 | Memoir

The Professor and the Spies by O.T. Harris with Carl Kremer

The Professor and the Spies 
O. T. Harris with Carl Kremer 
August 27, 2021 | Fiction

Something Unbelievable by Maria Kuznetzova

Something Unbelievable 
Maria Kuznetzova 
April 13, 2021 | Fiction

Tolstoy Together: 85 Days of War and Peace with Yiyun Li by Yiyun Li

Tolstoy Together: 85 Days of War and Peace with Yiyun Li 
Yiyun Li 
September 14, 2021 | Criticism

The Curious Thing, by Sandra Lim

The Curious Thing 
Sandra Lim 
September 14, 2021 | Poetry

Broken Ground: Poetry and the Demon of History by William Logan

Broken Ground: Poetry and the Demon of History 
William Logan 
May 11, 2021 | Criticism, Poetry

Dickinson's Nerves, Frost's Woods: Poetry in the Shadow of the Past; by William Logan

Dickinson's Nerves, Frost's Woods: Poetry in the Shadow of the Past 
William Logan 
January 5, 2021 | Criticism, Poetry

Chateau Laux by David Loux

Chateau Laux 
David Loux 
April 6, 2021 | Fiction

Pretty Tripwire by Alessandra Lynch

Pretty Tripwire 
Alessandra Lynch 
January 19, 2021 | Poetry

Reprieve by James Han Mattson

Reprieve 
James Han Mattson 
October 5, 2021 | Fiction

Villa Negativa by Sharon McCartney

Villa Negativa 
Sharon McCartney 
March 30, 2021 | Poetry, Memoir

The Souvenir Museum by Elizabeth McCracken

The Souvenir Museum 
Elizabeth McCracken 
April 13, 2021 | Fiction

What Fire, by Alice Miller

What Fire 
Alice Miller 
April 1, 2021 | Poetry

Prognosis by Jim Moore

Prognosis 
Jim Moore 
November 2, 2021 | Poetry

How Other People Make Love by Thisbe Nissen

How Other People Make Love 
Thisbe Nissen 
April 1, 2021 | Fiction

Walking on Cowrie Shells by Nana Nkweti

Walking on Cowrie Shells 
Nana Nkweti 
June 1, 2021 | Fiction

Outlawed by Anna North

Outlawed 
Anna North 
January 5, 2021 | Fiction

The Killing Hills, by Chris Offutt 

The Killing Hills 
Chris Offutt 
June 15, 2021 | Fiction

Nomad by Romeo Oriogun

Nomad 
Romeo Oriogun 
December 1, 2021 | Poetry

Sicillian Dreams by Vincent Panella

Sicilian Dreams 
Vincent Panella 
March 2, 2021 | Fiction

In the Fields by Rachel Pastan

In the Field 
Rachel Pastan 
August 10, 2021 | Fiction

These Precious Days b Ann Patchett

These Precious Days 
Ann Patchett 
November 23, 2021 | Essay

Estranged by Charles Lamar Phillips

Estranged 
Charles Lamar Phillips 
February 19, 2021 | Fiction

Washed in the Blood by Roger Pinckney

Washed in the Blood 
Roger Pinckney 
May 18, 2021 | Fiction

Heart's Compass Tarot by Tania Pryputniewicz

Heart’s Compass Tarot 
Tania Pryputniewicz 
February 14, 2021 | Handbooks and Guides

Into The The by Robin Reagler

Into The The 
Robin Reagler 
March 21, 2021 | Poetry

The Comfort of Monsters by Willa C. Richards

The Comfort of Monsters 
Willa C. Richards 
July 13, 2021 | Fiction

Sympathetic Manifesto: Selected Poems 1975-2015 by Doren Robbins

Sympathetic Manifesto: Selected Poems 1975-2015 
Doren Robbins 
October 5, 2021 | Poetry

No Way: An American Tao Te Ching by David Romtvedt

No Way: An American Tao Te Ching 
David Romtvedt 
January 27, 2021 | Poetry

Have Mercy by G.P. Sandafjord

Have Mercy 
G.P. Sandefjord (pen name) 
November 1, 2021 | Fiction

The Tarantulas Best Season by James N. Sarvadi

The Tarantulas Best Season 
James N. Sarvadi 
April 3, 2021 | Fiction

Gold Diggers by Sanjena Sathian

Gold Diggers 
Sanjena Sathian 
April 6, 2021 | Fiction

Well Waiting Room by Stephanie Ellis Schlaifer

Well Waiting Room 
Stephanie Ellis Schlaifer 
October 5, 2021 | Poetry

Goodbye, Apostrophe by Peter Schmitt

Goodbye, Apostrophe 
Peter Schmitt 
May 3, 2021 | Poetry

Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

Great Circle 
Maggie Shipstead 
May 4, 2021 | Fiction

Grandmas Are Greater than Great by James Solheim

Grandmas Are Greater Than Great 
James Solheim 
February 9, 2021 | Fiction

The Days of Afrekete by Soloman

The Days of Afrekete 
Asali Solomon 
October 19, 2021 | Fiction

This Weightless World by Adam Soto

This Weightless World 
Adam Soto 
November 9, 2021 | Fiction

Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor

Filthy Animals 
Brandon Taylor 
June 22, 2021 | Fiction

After Russia, Trans by Mary Jane White

After Russia: Poems by Marina Tsvetaeva 
Mary Jane White 
September 26, 2021 | Poetry, Translation

Man of Peace by Yumiko Tsumura

All In One 
Yumiko Tsumura 
October 15, 2021 | Poetry

Philomath by Devon Walker-Figueroa

Philomath 
Devon Walker-Figueroa 
September 14, 2021 | Poetry

The Final Review of Opal & New by Dawnie Walton

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev 
Dawnie Walton 
April 20, 2021 | Fiction

The Sisters Sweet by Elizabeth Weiss

The Sisters Sweet 
Elizabeth Weiss 
November 30, 2021 | Fiction

Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World by Lisa Wells

Believers: Making a Life at the End of the World 
Lisa Wells 
July 20, 2021 | Essay

Revivial Season by Monica West

Revival Season 
Monica West 
June 15, 2021 | Fiction

Possum Fool, by Fred Wilcox

Possum Fool 
Fred A. Wilcox 
December 16, 2021 | Fiction

How to not be Afraid of Everything by Jane Wong

How to Not Be Afraid of Everything 
Jane Wong 
October 12, 2021 | Poetry

In the Same Light: 200 Tang Poems for Our Century by Wong May

In the Same Light: 200 Tang Poems for Our Century 
Wong May 
February 14, 2021 | Poetry, Translation

Fidelitoria: Fixed or Fluxed by Candice Wuehle

Fidelitoria: Fixed or Fluxed 
Candice Wuehle 
May 4, 2021 | Poetry