July 23, 2018

2018 Man Booker Longlist Announced! 

...and many of the novels featured in our course made the cut: last spring's The Mars Room (be sure to read Jamie Levy's essay in the Student Reviews section), as well as this semester's Washington Black and Milkman.

You find the complete list here.

November 15, 2017

Jesmyn Ward wins her second National Book Award for Sing, Unburied, Sing. Read more here. 

October 4, 2017

The National Book Award shortlist came out today, narrowing the field to five. Jesmyn Ward's Sing, Unburied, Sing made the cut. Read more about other nominees here. 

October 3, 2017

Students pick up copies of Jennifer Egan's Manhattan Beach on its pub date!

Friday, September 15, 2017

The longlist for the National Book Award was released today. Two of the novels we are reading this semester, Jesmyn Ward's Sing, Unburied, Sing and Jennifer Egan's Manhattan Beach, made the cut! Read more here. 

Monday, September 11, 2017

Recently Released Students Meet Gabriel Tallent at Book Soup

This week, our class had the exciting opportunity to attend Gabriel Tallent's reading at Book Soup in West Hollywood. Tallent read an expert from his novel, signed books, and answered student questions. Rachel, Hays, and Jonathan all asked excellent questions about gender, craft, and sources of inspiration raised by our class discussions on Tallent's debut novel.