Congratulations to all of those in the Friends of Writers network who had books published in the second half of 2025. Check out the list below, and be sure to also check out our digest of awards, literary magazine publications, and other celebrations.
Subhaga Crystal Bacon’s collection A Brief History of My Sex Life, was published by Lily Poetry Review Books.
Mary Bonina’s novel, My Way Home, was published by Cervena Barva Press in October.
Marianne Boruch’s hybrid memoir, The Figure Going Imaginary, was published in March by Copper Canyon Press.
Ryan Burden’s novel, Where the Light Flickers, was published by Silent Clamor Press in September.
Jill McCroskey Coupe’s novel, Gemma Sommerset, was published by Rootstock Publishing in July.
Julia Nunnally Duncan’s essay collection, The Flood of Remembrance, was published by Redhawk Press in September.
Lara Egger’s poetry collection, Flop Era, was published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in October.
Linda Nemec Foster guest-edited the spring 2025 issue of an academic journal, Midwestern Miscellany, entirely dedicated to former faculty member, Lisel Mueller.
Jenn Givhan’s novel, Salt Bones, was published by Mulholland Books in July.
Wendell Hawken’s poetry collection, From a Split Seed, was published by Kelsay Books in September.
Liza Hudock’s poetry collection, Reveille, was published by Flood Editions in August
Yiming Ma’s novel, These Memories Do Not Belong to Us, was published by Mariner in August.
WTAW Press recently published, Willingness: A Writer’s Meditations on Crossing the Flood, a posthumous work by MFA Faculty Kevin “Mc” McIlvoy, compiled and arranged by Christine Hale (Fiction ’96).
David Mills’ poetry collection, Unhired Hands, was published by Broadstone Books in November.
Jennifer Sperry Steinorth’s hybrid collection, Boys Behind Glass, was published by TRP in September.
Michael Thomas’s memoir, The Broken King, was published by Grove in August.
Daniel Tobin’s book of essays, The Odeon: Essays on Poetry, was published by Louisiana State University Press in August.
Lesely Valdes’ chapbook, The Starlight Room, was published by Finishing Line Press in June.
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