The Best Books of 2017
Best Books Lists featuring New School alumni and faculty include those from The New York Times, NPR, Kirkus Review, The Huffington Post, The Brooklyn Rail, and Seventeen Magazine.
Of the 37 books published by Creative Writing Program alumni in 2017, and the 10 books published by program faculty, eight books have landed on Best Books of 2017 lists. Best Books Lists featuring New School alumni and faculty include those from The New York Times, NPR, Kirkus Review, The Huffington Post, The Brooklyn Rail, and Seventeen Magazine. Congratulations to all!
Best Books of 2017
The New York Times “100 Notable Books of 2017”
Katie Kitamura, MFA faculty, A Separation
The New York Times “Times Critics’ Top Books of 2017”
Sarah Gerard, MFA ’12, Sunshine State
NPR “Best Books of 2017”
Sarah Gerard, MFA ’12, Sunshine State
Katie Kitamura, MFA faculty, A Separation
Renee Watson, BA ’09, Piecing Me Together
Jenny Zhang, BA faculty, Sour Heart
Kirkus Reviews “Best Indie Books of 2017”
Yorker Keith, MFA ’09, The Other La Bohème
Huffington Post “The Best Fiction Books of 2017”
Katie Kitamura, MFA faculty, A Separation
The Brooklyn Rail “Best Books of 2017”
Ahmad Al-Ashqar, MFA ’17, Advances in Embroidery
Patricia Carlin, BA faculty, Second Nature
Sarah Gerard, MFA ’12, Sunshine State
Katie Kitamura, MFA faculty, A Separation
Jenny Zhang, BA faculty, Sour Heart
Seventeen Magazine “27 Best Young Adult Books of 2017”
Jenny Han, MFA ’05, Always and Forever, Laura Jean
