Discover the Best Books Written by Andre Dubus III

Andre Dubus III (born September 11, 1959) is an American novelist and short story writer. He is a member of the faculty at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Playboy published his first short story, "Forky," when Dubus was 23.

Dubus's novel, House of Sand and Fog (1999), was a finalist for the National Book Award and was adapted for an Academy Award-nominated film of the same name. The book was a No. 1 New York Times bestseller. His 2011 memoir Townie tells of growing up poor in Haverhill after his parent's divorce, street fighting, and eventually boxing, and he deals extensively with his relationship with his father.

The novel "Gone So Long" was published in 2018. Daniel Ahearn committed a violent act that changed the lives of many, including members of his own family. Forty years older and sick, he aims to set things right. He is mainly set on visiting his estranged daughter, whom he has not seen in decades. His novel Such Kindness was scheduled to be published in June of 2023, followed by a collection of personal essays titled Ghost Dogs, published in 2024.

Dubus's work has been included in The Best American Essays 1994, The Best Spiritual Writing 1999, and The Best of Hope Magazine. He has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Magazine Award for fiction, and the Pushcart Prize. He was a finalist for the Rome Prize by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

DDubus'snovel House of Sand and Fog was a fiction finalist for the National Book Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and Booksense Book of the Year. In addition, it was an Oprah Book Club selection on the New York Times bestseller list. The 2003 film adaptation, directed by Vadim Perelman, was nominated for three Oscars, a Golden Globe, and 39 other prizes. It won 13 nominations.

Townie was No. 4 on the New York Times bestsellers and included in the Editor's Choice section. Dirty Love was also included in the Editor's Choice section of the New York Times. In addition, for the 2013 audiobook read by Dubus, he won the AudioFile Earphone Award. Dubus’s work has been translated and published in more than twenty-five languages.