Sarah Yahm’s Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation Wins the Eric Hoffer Fiction award

We’re excited to share that Sarah Yahm’s Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation has been named the winning novel in the Eric Hoffer Award’s general fiction category.

A finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and The Republic of Consciousness Prize, Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation follows a tight-knit, eccentric Jewish family, the Rosenbergs, over four decades, combining the madness of motherhood with the manic absurdity of grief in a stunning tale for fans of Allegra Goodman and Rebecca Makkai. This novel, Sarah Yahm’s debut, also won the Dzanc Prize for Fiction.

The Eric Hoffer Book Award honors the memory of the great American philosopher Eric Hoffer by highlighting salient writing, as well as the independent spirit of small publishers. Since its inception, the Hoffer has become one of the largest international book awards for small, academic, and independent presses.

Check out the full list of Eric Hoffer Award winners here.

Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation is out now. Grab your copy!