Wading into the Tradwife Conversation
The New York Times highlighted Caro Claire Burke MFA '20 and her debut novel Yesteryear (Alfred A. Knopf, 2026).
Reports The New York Times on Yesteryear's acquisition:
"What followed was a kind of M.F.A. graduate’s fever dream: a first draft that unspooled in a giddy, dizzying two-month sprint, which set off an international bidding war won by the publisher Alfred A. Knopf for a low seven figures. Soon after, the film rights sold to Amazon with Anne Hathaway, who said she devoured the novel in one sitting, attached to star and co-produce.
“'I was by myself in Atlanta when I sat down with a printout of the book at 4 p.m.,' Ms. Hathaway told The New York Times. 'When I next looked up, I realized it was night, and six hours had gone by. Caro’s writing grabbed me by the throat and wouldn’t let go.'
"Yesteryear publishes on Tuesday, and Ms. Burke, who is pregnant with her first child, will be going on a book tour this spring that more closely resembles that of a pop act than a first-time novelist, with stops in 20 U.S. cities before she heads to Canada and Britain."