{"id":1446,"date":"2022-12-06T00:17:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T08:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/?page_id=1446"},"modified":"2025-08-11T13:54:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:54:33","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/undergraduate\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Explore Undergraduate Publications<\/h3>\n

See below for a selection of published works from our undergraduate students and alumni. To learn more about the undergraduate programs and opportunities in the Department of English, visit our\u00a0Undergraduate<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>page.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Patrick Ness
\nDifferent for Boys<\/em>
\nWalker Books, 2023<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"Brad Thor
\nBlack Ice<\/em>
\nEmily Bestler Books, 2023<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Becca Klaver
\nGreetings from Bowling Green<\/em>
\nThe Magnificent Field, 2022<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"Becca Klaver
\nMidwinter Constellation<\/em>
\nBlack Lawrence Press, 2022<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"Susan Straight
\nMecca<\/em>
\nFarrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2022<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"Brad Thor
\nNear Dark<\/em>
\nAtria\/Emily Bestler Books, 2022<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"Brad Thor
\nRising Tiger<\/em>
\nAtria\/Emily Bestler Books, 2022<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\nSpymaster<\/em>
\nAtria\/Emily Bestler Books, 2022<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"John Gobbell
\nSomewhere in the South Pacific<\/em>
\nSevern River Publishing, 2022<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"Brad Thor
\nBacklash<\/em>
\nEmily Bestler Books, 2022<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nUse of Force<\/em>
\nEmily Bester Books, 2022<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"Cory Martin
\nThe Yoga Prescription: A Chronic Illness Survival Guide<\/em>
\nWriteOut, 2022<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\u00a0\"\"Brad Thor
\nAct of War<\/em>
\nEmily Bestler Books, 2021<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"Brad Thor
\nCode of Conduct<\/em>
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\"\"Brad Thor
\nForeign Agent<\/em>
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\"\"Becca Klaver
\nReady for the World\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>
\nBlack Lawrence Press, 2020<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"Patrick Ness
\nBurn<\/em>
\nWalker Books, 2020<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"Paul Legault
\nTower<\/em>
\nCoach House Books, 2020<\/h6>\n
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\"\"John Gobbell
\nA Call to Colors<\/em>
\nSevern River Publishing, 2020<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"John Gobbell
\nThe Brutus Lie<\/em>
\nSevern River Publishing, 2020<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"John Gobbell
\nThe Neptune Strategy<\/em>
\nSevern River Publishing, 2020<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"John Gobbell
\nDead Man Launch<\/em>
\nSevern River Publishing, 2020<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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John Gobbell
\nWhen Duty Whispers Low<\/em>
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John Gobbell
\nA Code for Tomorrow<\/em>
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Susan Straight
\nIn the Country of Women<\/em>
\nCatapult, 2019<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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John Gobbell
\nThe Last Lieutenant<\/em>
\nSevern Publishing, 2019<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Beau Boudreaux
\nToy Park<\/em>
\nCherry Grove Collections, 2019<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"Patrick Ness
\nAnd The Ocean Was Our Sky<\/em>
\nWalker Books, 2019<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"Tea Obreht
\nInland: A Novel<\/em>
\nRandom House, 2019<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"Paul Legault
\nLunch Poems 2<\/em>
\nSpork Press, 2018<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Patrick Ness
\nSnowscape: A Chaos Walking Short Story<\/em>
\nWalker Books, 2018<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Patrick Ness
\nThe Wide, Wide Sea: A Chaos Walking Short Story<\/em>
\nWalker Books, 2018<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Patrick Ness
\nMonsters of Men<\/em>
\nWalker Books, 2018<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\"\"Patrick Ness
\nThe Knife of Letting Go<\/em>
\nWalker Books, 2018<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nThe Ask and The Answer<\/em>
\nWalker Books, 2018<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\nGirl Talk Triptych<\/em>
\nDancing Girl Press, 2016<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\nEmpire Wasted<\/em>
\nBloof Books, 2016<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\nSelf-Portrait in a <\/em>Convex Mirror 2<\/em>
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Patrick Ness
\nRelease<\/em>
\nWalker Books, 2017<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Beau Boudreau
\nRapunzel\u2019s Braid \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>
\nFive Oaks Press, 2016<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Cory Martin
\nLove Sick<\/em>
\nWrite Out, 2016<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\nThe Rest of Us Just Live Here<\/em>
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Beauty Bragg
\nReading Contemporary African American Literature \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>
\nLexington Books, 2014<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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John Gobbell
\nEdge of Valor<\/em>
\nNaval Institute, 2014<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Hiram Sims
\nPhotoetry <\/em>
\nFigueroa Press, 2014<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Brad Thor
\nHidden Order<\/em>
\nPocket, 2014<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Pat Lowery Collins
\nThe Deer Watch <\/em>
\nCandlewick Press, 2013<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Becca Klaver
\nMerry, Merrily<\/em>
\nLame House Press, 2013<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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\nNonstop Pop<\/em>
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Ellen Mulholand
\nBirds on a Wire <\/em>
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Patrick Ness
\nMore Than This<\/em>
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Patrick Ness
\nThe Crane Wife <\/em>
\nCanongate Books, 2013<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Beau Boudreaux
\nRunning Red, Running Redder<\/em>
\nCherry Grove, 2012<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Paul Legault
\nThe Emily Dickinson Reader<\/em>
\nMcSweeney\u2019s, 2012<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Susan Straight
\nBetween Heaven and Here <\/em>
\nMcSweeney\u2019s, 2012<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Becca Klaver
\nSee\/Sucka<\/em>
\nDusie Press, 2011<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Paul Legault
\nThe Other Poems <\/em>
\nFence Books, 2011<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Patrick Ness
\nA Monster Calls<\/em>
\nCandlewick Press, 2011<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Tea Obreht
\nThe Tiger\u2019s Wife<\/em>
\nRandom House, 2011<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Paul Legault
\nThe Madeleine Poems <\/em>
\nOmnidawn Publishing, 2010<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n
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Susan Straight
\nTake One Candle Light a Room <\/em>
\nPantheon, 2010<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Susan Straight
\nA Million Nightingales <\/em>
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