![]() ![]() ![]() The book was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize, and won the Lambda Literary Award. Haslett’s first novel, Union Atlantic, noted for being “the portrait of the culture of impunity that led to the Great Recession,” was published just as the 2008 financial crisis began and helped give insight into it. ![]() His debut collection of short stories, You Are Not A Stranger Here, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, was a New York Times bestseller, and was named by Time Magazine “one of the five best books of the year.” It was reviewed as “a beautifully written collection of short stories that explore mental illness, death, depression, homosexuality, and how we experience our own pain, as well as the pain of others.” in creative writing from Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and a J.D. in English from Swarthmore College, an M.F.A. Wellesley High School Author: Adam HaslettĪdam Haslett has twice been a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his books of fiction, and has been heralded by The Wall Street Journal as “one of the country’s most talented writers.”Īfter graduating from WHS in 1988, he received a B.A. ![]()
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