Alumni News, Awards and Honors
Sweeney MFA ’13 Makes “35 Over 35” Debut Authors List
New York Times best-selling author Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney MFA ’13 was included in the annual “35 Over 35” list, which celebrates 35 debut authors over the age of 35 years old.
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D’Aprix Sweeney’s debut novel, The Nest, which she published last year at 55 years old, was named a best book of 2016 by People, the Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Amazon, Refinery29 and LibraryReads. The book was also a Goodreads choice fiction finalist, a Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers’ Pick and an Indie Next #1 Pick.