- "My Aunt Violeta," published in 2012 (novel)
- "The Song of Hannah, the Song That I Heard," published in 2012 (novella)
- "This Was Paradise," published in 2015 (short story collection)
- "My Father’s Eyes: A True Story of Murder, Memoir, and Triumph," published in 2017 (fiction infused essay memoir)
- "A Long Night in Big Water," novella co-authored with Peter Orner for The Brooklyn Book Club, November 2017 (novella)
- "My Life at a Time," published in 2018 (novel about life in post-WWII Detroit and early Civil Rights era)
- "The Girls: Stories," published in 2019 (short story collection)
- "A Very Modern War," forthcoming in January 2022 (novel exploring World War I era and early suffrage movement)
Poetry:
- "Woman with Fur Coat and Gloves; Looking Glass; Self-Portrait by Candlelight," featured in "New Letters" Issue 66:2 in spring 2000
Essays:
"On Writing the Mother and Father," published in _Catapult_ online magazine on Mother's Day 2022
Reviews:
- New York Times Book Review
- NPR Fresh Air Reviews with Terry Gross - contributor
- Michigan Radio Stateside Podcast with Cynthia Canty - Guest reviewer
- Chicago Tribune Printers Row Magazine