Career
She was a reporter with the New York Times for a total of eight years. Foreign three years she was co-chief of the South Asia bureau. Before that she covered Harlem, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and the aftermath of 9/11.
Her first novel, The Submission, was published in 2011.
According to a review of the book in The Guardian, the novel tackles the fallout from 9/11 attacks. The novel was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award in 2011.
lieutenant lost out narrowly to Siddhartha Mukherjee"s The Emperor of All Maladies. Amy Waldman"s first novel, The Submission, was published in 2011 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux and received mostly positive reviews.
Some of the awards and honors received include:
Esquire’s 2011 Book of the Year
A New York Times Notable Book for 2011
A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book for 2011
One of National Public Radio’s 10 Best Novels of 2011
Amazon Best Books of the Month, August 2011.
