LIT Magazine Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The literary journal of The New School's Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program

The Intangibles
Elaine Equi
A big congratulations to MFA Poetry Faculty member, Elaine Equi. Her book of poems, The Intangibles, was published yesterday! https://t.co/EM5uzaBdtO
Paperback, 2019
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Life Replaced: Poems with Translations from Anna Akhmatova and Vladimir Gandelsman
Olga Livshin
Congratulations to Russian-American poet and translator Olga Livshin on the publication (August 2019) of her new hybrid book of poetry and translation "A Life Replaced: Poems with Translations from Akhmatova and Gandelsman." https://t.co/btjBGwO5Iv
Paperback, 2019
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Green Girl
Kate Zambreno
Join the New School's MFA program for an evening with writer, Kate Zambreno! The author of the novel "O Fallen Angel," winner of the "Undoing the Novel—First Book Contest," as well as the novel "Green Girl," published by Harper Perennial. https://t.co/iTw9QsmEdO https://t.co/fFQJKKgWnp
Paperback, 2022
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Inland
Téa Obreht
This Wednesday at The New School, listen to Téa Obreht read from and discuss her new novel "Inland" with Alexandra Kleeman, Creative Writing Program Faculty! https://t.co/aFTDkmVFJy https://t.co/31ugDFZKqJ
Paperback, 2020
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Is Rape a Crime?: A Memoir, an Investigation, and a Manifesto
Michelle Bowdler
Join @NewSchoolWrites for a nonfiction forum with @MichelleBowdler on Wednesday at 6 pm ET. Bowdler's first book, Is Rape a Crime? A Memoir, an Investigation and a Manifesto was longlisted for the 2020 National Book Award. Registration details below! https://t.co/3EpwtatmWE
Paperback, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Heartworm: Poems
Adam Scheffler
We are excited to announce that one of our contributors, Adam Scheffler, has just published his second book of poetry, Heartworm! Check it out here! https://t.co/44qM4S9fUY
Paperback, 2023
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thick: And Other Essays
Tressie McMillan Cottom
"Black Is Over (Or, Special Black)" an essay by professor and sociologist, Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd is live! Her book "THICK: and Other Essays" won the Brooklyn Public Library’s 2019 Literary Prize was a 2019 National Book Award finalist. https://t.co/X6CsdVlKPf https://t.co/kfRTHnZFnS
Hardcover, 2019
$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Travelers
Helon Habila
Helon Habila‘s fourth novel, "Travelers", is about African Diaspora in Europe, told through a series of interlinking narratives. Interview by New School MFA candidate, LaVonne Roberts, below! https://t.co/0ZBEMzSKds https://t.co/vkRLhE309k
Paperback, 2020
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
O Fallen Angel
Kate Zambreno
Join the New School's MFA program for an evening with writer, Kate Zambreno! The author of the novel "O Fallen Angel," winner of the "Undoing the Novel—First Book Contest," as well as the novel "Green Girl," published by Harper Perennial. https://t.co/iTw9QsmEdO https://t.co/fFQJKKgWnp
Paperback, 2017
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
Tonight at 6:30 ET @DecameronProj will host a talk with author of the groundbreaking book, THE HATE U GIVE, @angiecthomas about #BlackLivesMatter and the activist power of literature! https://t.co/B9hcWFCAFM
Paperback, Large Print, 2022
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book