#  AFVS graduate student Valerie Werder’s award-winning debut novel, Thieves, is published by Fence Books 

 





August 08, 2023

 

 

 Fence Books is proud to publish Valerie Werder’s debut novel, *Thieves*, as part of its Fence Modern Prize in Prose Series. Described by Claire Messud as “sly, witty, and utterly compelling”; Elvia Wilk as “a gleaming gem of a novel”; and Lucy Ives as “a brain massage and heart restart,” this urbane, semi-psychedelic coming-of-age novel interrogates the consumption and reflexivity of white American young womanhood in whip-smart, sharply humorous prose. Previous winners of the [Fence Modern Prize in Prose](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__fenceportal.org_book-2Dseries_fence-2Dmodern-2Dprize-2Din-2Dprose_&d=DwMGaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=qCosXsQ3MSX4Q4TAEU9r6Js8aM5GIFaKL4eb0rzFYbDsKCuOWtZDugM7QSAcq6ow&m=hFxa2xaXIQF19WByRU0P_8ag286AMe8LMiayLCC2jBuj2ED3CasG4SpAn7PGWIJE&s=CGDOSFToetWWQKY572IMBLDM-CP6m1-cKipb_P2fhwY&e=) include Ottessa Moshfegh and Hilary Plum.

 You can read [an interview with Werder about the novel on Fence’s website](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__fenceportal.org_a-2Dfence-2Dinterview-2Dwith-2Ddebut-2Dnovelist-2Dvalerie-2Dwerder-2Dauthor-2Dof-2Dthieves_-3Ffl-5Fbuilder-26fl-5Fbuilder-5Fui&d=DwMGaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=qCosXsQ3MSX4Q4TAEU9r6Js8aM5GIFaKL4eb0rzFYbDsKCuOWtZDugM7QSAcq6ow&m=hFxa2xaXIQF19WByRU0P_8ag286AMe8LMiayLCC2jBuj2ED3CasG4SpAn7PGWIJE&s=X0g8zYMjLko3Grpz5G3eduVmf-vuYycofkRC2pvllDA&e=) and purchase *Thieves* via [Small Press Distribution](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.spdbooks.org_Products_9781944380212_thieves.aspx&d=DwMGaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=qCosXsQ3MSX4Q4TAEU9r6Js8aM5GIFaKL4eb0rzFYbDsKCuOWtZDugM7QSAcq6ow&m=hFxa2xaXIQF19WByRU0P_8ag286AMe8LMiayLCC2jBuj2ED3CasG4SpAn7PGWIJE&s=Sa4uXNCvKA9LqDIKncxpP8aeDUJprbSmeJ2OSgqixiI&e=). Werder will hold readings and events throughout the fall; more details can be found on [her website](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.valeriewerder.com_&d=DwMGaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=qCosXsQ3MSX4Q4TAEU9r6Js8aM5GIFaKL4eb0rzFYbDsKCuOWtZDugM7QSAcq6ow&m=hFxa2xaXIQF19WByRU0P_8ag286AMe8LMiayLCC2jBuj2ED3CasG4SpAn7PGWIJE&s=dwhxUnV8lsrPBtBDj2zB2IYqZI5HTzNcbUSnEByvYlI&e=).



 

 

 



 

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