Anne Fadiman is the author of The Wine Lover's Daughter, a memoir about her father (2017). Her first book, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (1997), won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the Salon Book Award. Fadiman has also written two other essay collections, Ex Libris and At Large and At Small, and edited Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love (all published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux). She is Professor in the Practice of English and Francis Writer in Residence at Yale.

"Witty, sometimes wistful, always sharply observed pieces . . . Deft [and] graceful . . . A delightful gathering." --Kirkus Reviews

"Fadiman is a joy to read for the etched-glass precision of her language and the warmth of her candor and wit. In each dynamic and sharp-as-a-pin essay, Fadiman turns curious facts into provocative and
enlightening thoughts and feelings." -- Donna Seaman, Booklist

"In Frog, Anne Fadiman writes, with equal insight and clarity, about subjects that range from an unfortunate family pet to a doomed expedition to the South Pole. I'd be hard-pressed to name another writer whose work is so humane, penetrating, and gorgeously wrought. There are lines in this book I'd consider having tattooed onto my chest." --Michael Cunningham, author of Day

"Affecting and often humorous . . . Fadiman has a knack for finding the extraordinary in the ordinary, using everyday objects to explore such profound themes as grief, loss, and personal growth . . . Readers will be captivated." --Publishers Weekly

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Pub date: 2026-02-10

Length: 192 pages