Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| God Land | 2019 | Buy |
| Belabored | 2020 | Buy |
| Cottonwood Creek | 2020 | Buy |
| This American Ex-Wife | 2024 | Buy |
Lyz Lenz is a New York Times bestselling author and journalist whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, and the Columbia Journalism Review. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Lesley University and previously worked as a columnist at The Cedar Rapids Gazette and as managing editor of The Rumpus.
Her debut book, God Land (2019), examines the role of religion and politics in rural America, drawing on her own experiences as a homeschooled evangelical growing up in Texas. Belabored (2020) takes on cultural myths about pregnancy and motherhood, mixing personal narrative with sharp-eyed reporting. Cottonwood Creek, an Audible Original released the same year, is a memoir about her childhood in a large evangelical family. Her most recent book, This American Ex-Wife (2024), became an instant New York Times bestseller. In it, Lenz argues that American marriage needs a reboot, blending cultural criticism with her own story of divorce.