Sixteen writers whose books were selected for the New York Times
100 Notable Books of 2011 are former Visiting Writers at the New York State Writers Institute. Among these,
Karen Russell (
Swamplandia!), James Gleick (
The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood) and
Tom Perrotta (
The Leftovers) joined us during the 2011 season, while Michael Ondaatje (
The Cat's Table) and Russell Banks (
Lost Memory of Skin) were featured readers at the
2011 Summer Writers Institute. And we are of course particularly thrilled that
William Kennedy, Founding Director of the NYS Writers Institute, is on the list for his new novel,
Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes. Check out the list for these and other great titles for gift-giving this year!
P.S. An upcoming blog post will feature more of the sixteen Visiting Writers who made the list. And three more writers will appear at the Institute in 2012...stay tuned for our full Spring schedule!
