New literature in english syllabus

Here are some new literature in English syllabus that are commonly taught in schools and universities:

Novels:

  1. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (2017) - a young adult novel about police brutality and systemic racism
  2. The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (2016) - a young adult novel about love, identity, and family
  3. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (2018) - a fantasy novel about war, power, and identity
  4. The Power by Naomi Alderman (2016) - a speculative fiction novel about a world where women suddenly gain the ability to release electrical jolts from their fingertips
  5. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz (2007) - a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about identity, culture, and family

Poetry:

  1. Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine (2014) - a collection of poetry and prose that explores racism and identity
  2. When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities by Chen Chen (2017) - a collection of poetry that explores identity, family, and love
  3. The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop edited by Kevin Coval, Quraysh Ali Lansana, and Nate Marshall (2015) - a collection of poetry that explores the intersection of hip-hop and poetry
  4. The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus (1883) - a sonnet that explores the themes of immigration and freedom
  5. The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot (1922) - a modernist masterpiece that explores disillusionment and spiritual decay

Short Stories:

  1. The Mothers by Brit Bennett (2016) - a short story collection that explores identity, family, and community
  2. The Best American Short Stories edited by Curtis Sittenfeld (2018) - a collection of short stories that showcase the best of contemporary American literature
  3. The O. Henry Prize Stories edited by Laura Pritchett (2019) - a collection of short stories that showcase the best of contemporary American literature
  4. The Pushcart Prize edited by Bill Henderson (2019) - a collection of short stories that showcase the best of contemporary American literature
  5. The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction edited by Richard Bausch and R.V. Cassill (2018) - a collection of short stories that showcase the best of American literature

Drama:

  1. Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda (2015) - a musical that explores the life of American founding father Alexander Hamilton
  2. The Flick by Annie Baker (2013) - a play that explores the lives of three young people working at a movie theater
  3. The Humans by Stephen Karam (2016) - a play that explores the lives of a family during the holidays
  4. The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (1944) - a classic play that explores the lives of a dysfunctional family
  5. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (1959) - a classic play that explores the lives of a black family in Chicago

Note: The specific texts and authors may vary depending on the school or university, as well as the level of study (e.g. high school, college, graduate school).