Why did the Metropolitan Museum remove the John Wilson banner that last autumn had been gracing its façade? That arresting image was made from a tiny portrait of the artist’s...
In Frog, Anne Fadiman returns to her favorite genre, the essay, of which she is one of our most celebrated practitioners. Ranging in subject matter from her deceased frog, to...
Sunny Xiang, Associate Professor of English, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant for her forthcoming article “Asian American Art...
Alison Bechdel, Professor in the Practice of English, is known for her graphic novels including ‘Fun Home,’ ‘The Secret to Superhuman Strength,’ and ‘Spent.’
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Emily Skillings, Lecturer in English, was one of six poets highlighted by the New York Times for her latest book of poetry: Tantrums in Air.
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Amity Gaige’s fifth novel Heartwood has been named a Notable Book of 2025 by The New York Times. Heartwood has also been named a best book of 2025 by The Washington Post,...
Modern Language Association Prize for a First Book Winners
2024
Joseph Albernaz, Columbia University, for Common Measures: Romanticism and the Groundlessness of Community...
