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Joan Silber

Joan Silber is the author of six previous works of fiction. Among many awards and honors, she has won a PEN/Hemingway Award and has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Fiction Prize. She teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York City.

Books by Joan Silber

  1. Book CoverFools: Stories


    A dazzling new collection of interconnected stories by the National Book Award finalist.More

  2. Book CoverHousehold Words: A Novel


    Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award: "Unqualified praise goes to this rarity: an extraordinary novel about ordinary people."--Chicago TribuneMore

  3. Book CoverIdeas of Heaven: A Ring of Stories


    Shortlisted for the National Book Award: "Joan Silber writes with wisdom, humor, grace, and wry intelligence. Her characters bear welcome news of how we will survive."—Andrea BarrettMore

  4. Book CoverThe Size of the World: A Novel


    “A sublime and humane jigsaw puzzle of a novel.” —Boston GlobeMore