Naima Coster

Award-Winning Author of "Halsey Street" & "What’s Mine and Yours"

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Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Naima Coster Biography

Naima Coster is a New York Times bestselling author of two novels and a recipient of the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 honor. Her most recent novel, "What’s Mine and Yours," was a Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club pick, a Book of the Month Club pick, a statewide read for One Maryland One Book, and longlisted for the Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award. It was named a best book of the year by Kirkus, Amazon, Esquire, Marie Claire, Ms. Magazine, The Millions, and Refinery29.

Coster’s first novel, "Halsey Street," was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize for Fiction and a semifinalist for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award.

Coster’s stories and essays have appeared in the New York Times, Elle, Time, Kweli, The Cut, The Sunday Times, and Catapult, among other publications, and in numerous anthologies. She earned her MFA at the Columbia University School of the Arts and has taught writing for over a decade in community settings, youth programs, and universities.

Coster is currently at work on her third novel. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/06/2024.

Naima Coster Videos

  • Talking Volumes 2021: Naima Coster
    Minnesota Public Radio and the Star Tribune are proud to announce a special series of Talking Volumes virtual events centered around the topic of...
  • #Dominicanreaders Book Club- Naima Coster on her novel "Halsey Street
    In this conversation, Naima Coster joins JP Infante to discuss her book Halsey Street.
  • Bad Women: a Panel on Writing
    What does it means to be a bad woman? Watch Elena Nicolaou who is an entertainment writer at Refinery 29 host a panel consisting of authors: Georgia...

Naima Coster Books

  • What's Mine and Yours
    What's Mine and Yours
  • Halsey Street
    Halsey Street

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