• The Swank Hotel
• By Lucy Corin, professor of English
• Graywolf Press, Oct. 5

Corin writes what the publisher describes as “an acrobatic, unforgettable, surreal and unexpectedly comic novel that interrogates the illusory dream of stability that pervaded early 21st-century America.” From Publishers Weekly: “Delightfully askew, Corin’s work offers a memorable exploration of how a loved one’s mental illness can impact an individual’s outlook.”

• Life in a Field
• By Katie Peterson, professor of English, with photos by Young Suh, professor of art
• Omnidown Publishing, May 2021

The publisher calls this volume a comedy about climate change in which Peterson attempts “to find a path through our familiar strife, toward a future that feels all but impossible, and into what remains of beauty and pleasure.” Reviewer Rita Bullwinkel, author of Belly Up, says Life in a Field “is a triumph of language’s unique ability to show us double-exposed ideas with deft and sparkling energy.”

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