about my novels

Evil Genius(2026), Poor Deer (2024), Chouette (2o21), and The Book of Dog by Lark Benobi (2018)

EVIL GENIUS

a novel by claire oshetsky

Ecco: coming in February, 2026

"Razor-sharp prose...Oshetsky blends noir sensibilities with her signature surrealism, effortlessly slipping between dark humor and unnerving sensuality. The result is thrilling." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"Darkly charming, highly original, and fiendishly clever.” Kirkus (Starred Review)

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POOR DEER

a novel by claire oshetsky

Ecco: January 2024

WINNER OF THE KAFKA PRIZE

"Readers will be captivated by Margaret's beautifully weird search for atonement." Publishers Weekly

"Beautiful, terrifying. . . . With Poor Deer, Oshetsky proves themself the bard of unruly psyches." New York Times Book Review

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CHOUETTE

a novel by claire oshetsky

Ecco: November 2021

WINNER OF THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION

"Searing and ethereal...A harrowing and magnificent fable." New York Times Book Review

"Chouette is a sublime parable of mother-love which ferociously eviscerates society's failure to accept nonconformity . . . It would not surprise me if Chouette finds a place in the feminist literary canon. It has lingered in my mind in a way that only the most original works do." The Guardian

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THE BOOK OF DOG BY LARK BENOBI

a novel by claire oshetsky

Vegetablian Books: September 2018

“Just as an Aesop’s fable has its own enduring charm, so too does The Book of Dog win the reader over with its lessons presented in a curious mix of whimsy and biting social satire.” Fantasy & Science Fiction

“A triumphant tale about marginalized people who work together to effect the greater good.” Foreword Reviews

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