“Coyoteland”

By Vanessa Hua ’09

Flatiron Books

May 2026, 336 pages

Set against the backdrop of the Bay Area, “Coyoteland” centers on a Chinese American family and the series of scandals that follows their move to the affluent community of El Nido. Hua’s suburban drama explores questions of race, class, and what it takes to belong.

Hua earned an MFA in creative writing and writing for the performing arts.

“How to Feel Loved”

By Sonja Lyubomirsky and Harry Reis

Harper

February 2026, 416 pages

In “How to Feel Loved,” happiness expert Sonja Lyubomirsky and relationship researcher Harry Reis draw on the science of happiness, love, and human connection to offer a framework for appreciating and nurturing the things that make people feel truly loved.

Lyubomirsky is a distinguished professor of psychology.

“A Magnificent Loneliness”

By Allison Benis White

Four Way Books

March 2025, 72 pages

Winner of the 2025 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Poetry, Benis White’s latest collection acts as a record of her journey through loss, representing her attempts to comprehend the individual suffering of being alive and a woman’s grief and disappearance through sickness and despair.

Benis White is a professor of creative writing.

“Before the Fire Dogs Steal the Sun”

By Crystal Mun-hye Baik

Duke University Press

April 2026, 198 pages

Blending genres from narrative prose to visual essay, Baik’s latest book examines Korean diasporic grief and the forces that shaped the lives of her parents, offering an intimate cultural history of war, illness, banishment, and estrangement through the lens of her family. 

Baik is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies.

“Sing the Night” 

By Megan Jauregui Eccles ’16

Grand Central Publishing

March 2026, 400 pages

Inspired by “The Phantom of the Opera,” Eccles’s gothic fantasy centers on Selene, a musical magician competing for the once-in-a-lifetime role as the King’s Mage. But when the competition turns cutthroat, the chance to redeem her father’s legacy begins to slip through her fingers.

Eccles earned an MFA in creative writing and writing for the performing arts.

“Women in Technical Communication”

By Sharon Burton

XML Press

March 2026, 484 pages

Spanning 50 years of innovation, Burton’s anthology highlights the women who built the profession of technical communication and helped shape how the world understands technology. Through their own words, these women reveal how they carved out careers and defined a field in constant motion.

Burton is a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science.