SHORT BIO
Boris Fishman is the author of the novels A Replacement Life (which won the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award and the American Library Association’s Sophie Brody Medal) and Don’t Let My Baby Do Rodeo, both New York Times Notable Books of the Year, and the memoir Savage Feast, all from HarperCollins, which will publish his new novel, The Unwanted, on March 25, 2025. He teaches at the University of Austin, and also writes about wine.
RECENT WRITING
A Talk of the Town in The New Yorker. + A defense of wine in The New York Times Op-Ed and on its Opinions podcast. + A personal piece for Guardian (UK) Weekend. + A blunt review for The New York Times Book Review. + A profile, for Tablet, of the uncommon owners of an uncommon hotel in Miami Beach. + A Rhone Valley travel piece for Princeton Alumni Weekly (forthcoming). + A “Roving Eye” essay for The New York Times Book Review. + On Ukrainian wine for VinePair.
REVIEWS
In a starred review, Publishers Weekly says The Unwanted is a “rousing near-future saga…. Fishman’s worldbuilding is impeccable…. He skillfully ramps up the tension…. Fans of dystopian classics like 1984 will find much to savor in Fishman’s spellbinding tale.” The Unwanted is also one of LitHub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2025.