Past American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow Rhae Lynn Barnes' novel, Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment, will be published by W.W. Norton/Liveright in March 2026 Never ... [Read More]
New & Noteworthy
We are honored to have supported these writers through grants, fellowships, and awards.
Coyoteland
LANDO grantee Vanessa Hua's novel, Coyoteland, will be published by Flatiron Books in May 2026. Living in El Nido, a privileged community in the hills east of Berkeley, is supposed to mean you’ve ... [Read More]
Just Plain Filthy: The Story Behind Book Banning’s Trial of the Century
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Anthony Aycock's nonfiction book, Just Plain Filthy: The Story Behind Book Banning's Trial of the Century, will be published by Bloomsbury on June 11, 2026. In 1975, ... [Read More]
Men in Love
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Gary V. Powells's collection of stories, Men in Love, will be published by Main Street Rag in March/April 2026. Men in Love: Stories is linked by the theme of “men ... [Read More]
Vanishing Points: Words for Disappearing
COURAGE to WRITE grantee Amy Kennedy's collection of micro-essays, Vanishing Points: Words for Disappearing, was published by Antenna Press on September 14th, 2025. Vanishing Points: Words for ... [Read More]
You’ve Changed
Past American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow Ian Williams' novel, You've Changed, was published by Penguin Random House Canada on August 26th, 2025. Middle-aged and about to be dumped from his ... [Read More]
You Must Take Part in Revolution
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Melissa Chan's graphic novel, You Must Take Part in Revolution, co-authored with Badiucao was published by Street Noise Books on March 4th, 2025. A powerful and ... [Read More]
Paper Money
COURAGE to WRITE grantee Winshen Liu's poetry chapbook, Paper Money, was published by Driftwood Press on August 5, 2025. "Paper Money is a sensory and sparse exploration of grief and the complexity ... [Read More]
Polar War
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Kenneth R. Rosen's work of nonfiction Polar War: Submarines, Spies, and the Struggle for Power in a Melting Arctic will be published by Simon & Schuster on January ... [Read More]
The Seven Daughters of Dupree
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Nikesha Elise William's novel, The Seven Daughters of Dupree, will be published by Scout Press on January 27th, 2026. From the two-time Emmy Award–winning producer ... [Read More]
To Save and To Destroy
A past Writer-in-Residence, Viet Thanh Nquyen's newest book, To Save and To Destroy, was published on April 8, 2025 by Belknap Press. "Born in war-ravaged Vietnam, Viet Nguyen arrived in the United ... [Read More]
The Dry Season
Visiting Fellowship Scholar of Note Melissa Febos' memoir, The Dry Season, was published by Knopf on June 3, 2025. "From the national best-selling author of Girlhood, an examination of the ... [Read More]
A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Nishant Batsha's novel, A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart, was published by ecco/HarperCollins on July 1st, 2025. "An expansive and poignant novel of love, radical ... [Read More]
Open Secrets
Read American Library in Paris Writer-in-Residence Sheila Kohler's thriller novel, Open Secrets, published by Penguin Random House. Watch for the re-release of some of her other books later this ... [Read More]
You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Patrick Strickland's nonfiction book, You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave, was published by Melville House Publishing on April 15, 2025. "You Can Kill Each Other ... [Read More]
No Less Strange or Wonderful
Visiting Fellowship Scholar of Note A. Kendra Greene's collection of essays, No Less Strange or Wonderful, was published by Tin House on March 4, 2025. "No Less Strange or Wonderful is a brilliant ... [Read More]
Write Forward: IWWG Anthology
The de Groot Foundation is honored to support Write Forward, the International Women's Writing Guild's 2025 Anthology. Write Forward aligns with the 69th United Nations Commission on the Status of ... [Read More]
Blood Music
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Emily Hockaday's poetry book, Blood Music, was published by Small Harbor on February 20, 2025. Through pregnancy and birth, a father’s illness and death, and a ... [Read More]
What I Mean to Say
American Library in Paris Visiting Fellow Ian Williams was the recent CBC Massey Lecturer. His book, What I Mean To Say: Remaking Conversation in Our Time, is a compilation of those lectures and is ... [Read More]
The Nutcracker Chronicles
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Janine Kovac's fairytale memoir, The Nutcracker Chronicles, was published by She Writes Press on November 12, 2024. Learn more and order your copy! ... [Read More]
Bloom
COURAGE to WRITE Grantee Leah Whitcomb's poetry collection, Bloom, was published by Starclay Publishing on June 11th, 2024. Learn more and purchase your own copy! ... [Read More]
TRESPASS: Portraits of Unhoused Life, Love and Understanding
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Kim Watson's debut story collection, TRESPASS: Portraits of Unhoused Life, Love and Understanding, was published by Broadleaf Books on May 14th, 2024. As seen ... [Read More]
Apocalypse Still (Stories)
COURAGE to WRITE Grantee Leah Whitcomb's debut story collection, Apocalypse Still, was published by Starclay Publishing on March 13th, 2024. Learn more and purchase your own copy! ... [Read More]
Permafrost
COURAGE to WRITE Writer of Note Gary V. Powell's poetry book Permafrost was published by Finishing Line Press in June 2023. Learn more and purchase your copy HERE ... [Read More]