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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Corilois, by A. D. Lauren-Abunassar

Coriolis 
A. D. Lauren-Abunassar 
November 1, 2023 | Poetry

The Thing in the Snow, by Sean Adams

The Thing in the Snow 
Sean Adams 
January 3, 2023 | Fiction

Discipline Park, by Toby Altman

Discipline Park 
Toby Altman 
May 12, 2023 | Poetry

Programmable Planet, by Ted Anton

Programmable Planet 
Ted Anton 
July 1, 2023 | Nonfiction

What You Wish For, by Ruth Bardon

What You Wish For 
Ruth Bardon 
March 10, 2023 | Poetry

Wonder Travels, By Josh Barkan

Wonder Travels 
Josh Barkan 
September 12, 2023 | Memoir

Gad's Book, by Dylan Bassett

Gad’s Book 
Dylan Bassett 
October 3, 2023 | Fiction

Playhouse, by Richard Bausch

Playhouse 
Richard Bausch 
February 14, 2023 | Fiction

Wind--Mountain--Oak: The Poems of Sappho, by Dan Beachy-Quick

Wind—Mountain—Oak: The Poems of Sappho 
Dan Beachy-Quick 
June 1, 2023 | Poetry, Translation

The Blue Window, by Suzanne Berne

The Blue Window 
Suzanne Berne 
January 10, 2023 | Fiction

Anthem Speed, by Christopher Bolin

Anthem Speed 
Christopher Bolin 
November 15, 2023 | Poetry

All Black Everything, by Shane Book

All Black Everything 
Shane Book 
November 21, 2023 | Poetry

The Weight, by Jeff Boyd

The Weight 
Jeff Boyd 
April 11, 2023 | Fiction

Blue Skies, by T.C. Boyle

Blue Skies 
T.C. Boyle 
May 16, 2023 | Fiction

I Walk Between the Raindrops, by T.C. Boyle

I Walk Between the Raindrops 
T.C. Boyle 
June 13, 2023 | Fiction

Witness, by Jamel Brinkley

Witness 
Jamel Brinkley 
August 1, 2023 | Fiction

Bang Bang Crash, by Nic Brown

Bang Bang Crash 
Nic Brown 
February 21, 2023 | Memoir

An Autobiography of Skin, by Lakiesha Carr

An Autobiography of Skin 
Lakiesha Carr 
February 28, 2023 | Fiction

Birnam Wood, by Eleanor Catton

Birnam Wood 
Eleanor Catton 
March 7, 2023 | Fiction

The Repetition of Exceptional Weeks, by Rajnesh Chakrapani

The Repetition of Exceptional Weeks 
Rajnesh Chakrapani 
January 15, 2023 | Poetry

This Indian Kid, by Eddie Chocolate

This Indian Kid 
Eddie Chuculate 
September 19, 2023 | Memoir

Maximum Speed, by Kevin Clouther

Maximum Speed 
Kevin Clouther 
November 1, 2023 | Fiction

The Ferryman, by Justin Cronin

The Ferryman 
Justin Cronin 
May 2, 2023 | Fiction

Day, by Michael Cunningham

Day 
Michael Cunningham 
November 14, 2023 | Fiction

Beckett and Embodiment: Body, Space and Agency, by Amanda Dennis

Beckett and Embodiment : Body, Space and Agency 
Amanda Dennis 
May 22, 2023 | Criticism

No Use Pretending, by Thomas A. Dodson

No Use Pretending 
Thomas A. Dodson 
October 4, 2023 | Fiction

The Last Language, by Jennifer DuBois

The Last Language 
Jennifer duBois 
October 17, 2023 | Fiction

Creature, by Michael Dumanis

Creature 
Michael Dumanis 
September 15, 2023 | Poetry

Ponyboy, by Eliot Duncan

Ponyboy 
Eliot Duncan 
June 1, 2023 | Fiction

Shore, by Dina Elenbogen

Shore 
Dina Elenbogen 
March 1, 2023 | Poetry

Written in the Sky: Lessons of a Southern Daughter, by Patricia Foster

Written in the Sky: Lessons of a Southern Daughter 
Patricia Foster 
September 26, 2023 | Memoir, Essay

Confidence, by Rafael Frumkin

Confidence 
Rafael Frumkin 
March 7, 2023 | Fiction

The Martyrs, The Lovers, by Catherine Gammon

The Martyrs, The Lovers 
Catherine Gammon 
March 1, 2023 | Fiction

Brotherless Night, by V. V. Ganeshananthan

Brotherless Night 
V. V. Ganeshananthan 
January 3, 2023 | Fiction

The Glow, by Jessie Gaynor

The Glow 
Jessie Gaynor 
June 20, 2023 | Fiction

Forgiving Imelda Marcos, by Nathan Go

Forgiving Imelda Marcos 
Nathan Go 
June 13, 2023 | Fiction

To 2040, by Jorie Graham

To 2040 
Jorie Graham 
April 20, 2023 | Poetry

Live in Suspense, by David Groff

Live in Suspense 
David Groff 
July 1, 2023 | Poetry

Say Anarcha, by J.C. Hallman

Say Anarcha 
J.C. Hallman 
June 6, 2023 | Speculative Nonfiction

Starmen [Ebook], by Francis Hamit

Starmen [Ebook] 
Francis Hamit 
October 20, 2023 | Fiction

This Other Eden, by Paul Harding

This Other Eden 
Paul Harding 
January 24, 2023 | Fiction

oh orchid o'clock by Endi Bogue Hartigan

oh orchid o’clock 
Endi Bogue Hartigan 
April 1, 2023 | Poetry

The Last Ranger, by Peter Heller

The Last Ranger 
Peter Heller 
August 1, 2023 | Fiction

Undershore, by Kelly Hoffer

Undershore 
Kelly Hoffer 
May 1, 2023 | Poetry

Pink Noise, by Kevin Holden

Pink Noise 
Kevin Holden 
April 18, 2023 | Poetry

Public Abstract, by Jane Huffman

Public Abstract 
Jane Huffman 
September 1, 2023 | Poetry

Sparrow, by James Hynes

Sparrow 
James Hynes 
May 4, 2023 | Fiction

Green Sky, by Kai Ihns

Green Sky 
Kai Ihns 
October 20, 2023 | Poetry

Pay As You Go, by Eskor David Johnson

Pay As You Go 
Eskor David Johnson 
October 24, 2023 | Fiction

Danny the Ambulance, by Jared Joseph

Danny the Ambulance 
Jared Joseph 
September 12, 2023 | Fiction

I Want to Tell You, by Jesse Lee Kercheval

I Want to Tell You 
Jesse Lee Kercheval 
January 1, 2023 | Poetry

The Glass Chateau, by Stephen P. Kiernan

The Glass Château 
Stephen P. Kiernan 
June 20, 2023 | Fiction

Chaotic Good, by Lee Klein

Chaotic Good 
Lee Klein 
July 17, 2023 | Fiction

The Diver, by Samsun Knight

The Diver 
Samsun Knight 
November 10, 2023 | Fiction

Women on the Moon, by Debora Kuan

Women on the Moon 
Debora Kuan 
September 15, 2023 | Poetry

You Were Watching From the Sand, by Juliana Lamy

You Were Watching From the Sand 
Juliana Lamy 
September 19, 2023 | Fiction

The Apartment on Calle Uruguay, by Zachary Lazar

The Apartment on Calle Uruguay 
Zachary Lazar 
February 28, 2023 | Fiction

The Engineers: Poems, by Katy Lederer

The Engineers: Poems 
Katy Lederer 
October 15, 2023 | Poetry

Time's Mouth, by Edan Lepucki

Time’s Mouth 
Edan Lepucki 
August 1, 2023 | Fiction

Wednesday's Child, by Yiyun Li

Wednesday's Child 
Yiyun Li 
September 5, 2023 | Fiction

But Will You Love Me Tomorrow? An Oral History of the '60s Girl Groups, by Emily Sieu Liebowitz and Laura Flam

But Will You Love Me Tomorrow? An Oral History of the ’60s Girl Groups 
Emily Sieu Liebowitz and Laura Flam 
September 5, 2023 | Nonfiction

Innards, by Magogodi oaMphela Makhene

Innards 
Magogodi oaMphela Makhene 
June 6, 2023 | Fiction

Happily, by Sabrina Orah Mark

Happily 
Sabrina Orah Mark 
March 14, 2023 | Memoir, Essay

The Deluge, by Stephen Marley

The Deluge 
Stephen Markley 
January 10, 2023 | Fiction

The Unsettled, by Ayana Mathis

The Unsettled 
Ayana Mathis 
October 24, 2023 | Fiction

Pulling the Chariot of the Sun, by Shane McCrae

Pulling the Chariot of the Sun 
Shane McCrae 
August 1, 2023 | Memoir

The Hungers of the World, by John Morgan

The Hungers of the World 
John Morgan 
April 8, 2023 | Poetry

human/nature poems, by Tracie Morris

human/nature poems 
Tracie Morris 
May 15, 2023 | Poetry

Anything You Recognize, by Daniel Mueller

Anything You Recognize 
Daniel Mueller 
September 19, 2023 | Fiction

The Collected Short Stories of Bharati Mukherjee, by Bharati Mukherjee (Ed. by Rush Maxey)

The Collected Short Stories of Bharati Mukherjee 
Bharati Mukherjee (Ed. by Ruth Maxey) 
July 7, 2023 | Fiction

Who Gets Believed?: When the Truth Isn't Enough, by Dina Nayeri

Who Gets Believed?: When the Truth Isn’t Enough 
Dina Nayeri 
March 7, 2023 | Essay

April, by Sara Nicholson

April 
Sara Nicholson 
April 20, 2023 | Poetry

What Napoleon Could Not Do, by DK Nnuro

What Napoleon Could Not Do 
DK Nnuro 
February 7, 2023 | Fiction

Back to the Bright Before, by Katherin Nolte

Back to the Bright Before 
Katherin Nolte 
May 30, 2023 | Fiction

Early Works, by Alice Notley

Early Works 
Alice Notley 
February 21, 2023 | Poetry

The Speak Angel Series, by Alice Notley

The Speak Angel Series 
Alice Notley 
February 21, 2023 | Poetry

House Work, by Cindy Juyoung Ok

House Work 
Cindy Juyoung Ok 
March 15, 2023 | Poetry

Always Crashing in the Same Car, by Lance Olsen

Always Crashing in the Same Car 
Lance Olsen 
February 1, 2023 | Fiction

The Gathering of Bastards, by Romeo Oriogun

The Gathering of Bastards 
Romeo Oriogun 
October 1, 2023 | Poetry

Tom Lake, by Ann Patchett

Tom Lake 
Ann Patchett 
August 1, 2023 | Fiction

Surfing Sisterhood Hawai'I: Wahine Reclaiming the Waves, by Mindy Pennybacker

Surfing Sisterhood Hawai‘i : Wahine Reclaiming the Waves 
Mindy Pennybacker 
May 1, 2023 | Nonfiction

Night Watch, by Jayne Anne Phillips

Night Watch 
Jayne Anne Phillips 
September 19, 2023 | Fiction

The Disappeared, by Andrew Porter

The Disappeared 
Andrew Porter 
April 11, 2023 | Fiction

A Council of Dolls, by Mona Susan Power

A Council of Dolls 
Mona Susan Power 
August 8, 2023 | Fiction

Zoo World: Essays, by Mary Quade

Zoo World: Essays 
Mary Quade 
September 19, 2023 | Essay

Hope, by Andrew Ridker

Hope 
Andrew Ridker 
July 11, 2023 | Fiction

Rise above the River, by Kelly Rowe

Rise above the River 
Kelly Rowe 
October 20, 2023 | Poetry

The Badass Brontes, by Jane Satterfield

The Badass Brontës 
Jane Satterfield 
March 1, 2023 | Poetry

Heartworm, by Adam Scheffler

Heartworm 
Adam Scheffler 
January 5, 2023 | Poetry

Information Desk, by Robyn Schiff

Information Desk 
Robyn Schiff 
August 15, 2023 | Poetry

Motorcycles, Minotaurs, and Banjos: A Modest Odyssey, by Steven Sherrill

Motorcycles, Minotaurs, and Banjos: A Modest Odyssey 
Steven Sherrill 
August 30, 2023 | Memoir

Other Minds and Other Stories, by Bennett Sims

Other Minds and Other Stories 
Bennett Sims 
November 14, 2023 | Fiction

Romantic Comedy, by Curtis Sittenfeld

Romantic Comedy 
Curtis Sittenfeld 
April 4, 2023 | Fiction

The Witch of the Woodland, by Laurel Snyder

The Witch of Woodland 
Laurel Snyder 
May 16, 2023 | Fiction

Translate Neighbor, by Emily Spencer, with translations by Julián Banuelos, Moriana Delgado, Anca Roncea, Lizzie Buehler, Femi Suraju, & Sarah Weiskitt

Translate Neighbor 
Emily Spencer, with translations by Julián Banuelos, Moriana Delgado, Anca Roncea, Lizzie Buehler, Femi Suraju, & Sarah Weiskitt 
January 6, 2023 | Poetry

The Thomas Salto, by Timmy Straw

The Thomas Salto 
Timmy Straw 
October 10, 2023 | Poetry

Incendiary Devices, by Sarah Anne Strickley

Incendiary Devices 
Sarah Anne Strickley 
March 14, 2023 | Fiction

The Late Americans, by Brandon Taylor

The Late Americans 
Brandon Taylor 
May 23, 2023 | Fiction

H.D.'s Dramatic Poetics

H.D.'s Dramatic Poetics 
Catherine Theis 
April 18, 2023 | Criticism

Idlewild, by James Frankie Thomas

Idlewild 
James Frankie Thomas 
September 12, 2023 | Fiction

Blackouts, by Justin Torres

Blackouts 
Justin Torres 
October 10, 2023 | Fiction

The Puzzle Master, by Danielle Trussoni

The Puzzle Master 
Danielle Trussoni 
June 13, 2023 | Fiction

This is Salvaged, by Vauhini Vara

This is Salvaged 
Vauhini Vara 
September 26, 2023 | Fiction

What Did You Do Today? by Anthony Varallo

What Did You Do Today? 
Anthony Varallo 
November 22, 2023 | Fiction

The Covenant of Water, by Abraham Verghese

The Covenant of Water 
Abraham Verghese 
May 2, 2023 | Fiction

All of Us Together in the End, by Matthew Vollmer

All of Us Together in the End 
Matthew Vollmer 
April 4, 2023 | Memoir

Decent People, by De'Shawn Charles Winslow

Decent People 
De'Shawn Charles Winslow 
January 17, 2023 | Fiction

The Wandering Womb, by S. L. Wisenberg

The Wandering Womb 
S. L. Wisenberg 
March 1, 2023 | Essay

Meet me Tonight in Atlantic City, by Jane Wong

Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City 
Jane Wong 
May 16, 2023 | Memoir

Here and Other Notions, by Thomas Zemsky

Here and Other Notions 
Thomas Zemsky 
August 15, 2023 | Poetry

The Sorrows of Others, by Ada Zhang

The Sorrows of Others 
Ada Zhang 
May 9, 2023 | Fiction

Land of Milk and Honey, by C Pam Zhang

Land of Milk and Honey 
C Pam Zhang 
September 26, 2023 | Fiction