Lynne Sharon Schwartz has published several novels, including Rough Strife (1980), Balancing Acts (1981), Disturbances in the Field (1983), Leaving Brooklyn (1989), The Fatigue Artist: A Novel (1995), and In the Family Way: An Urban Comedy (1999). She has also written much poetry and nonfiction. Other publications include a children’s book, The Four Questions (1989), and a memoir, Ruined by Reading: A Life in Books (1996).

Lynne Sharon Schwartz’s awards for her short fiction include the James Henle Award (1974) and the Lamport Foundation Award (1977). Her work has been included in The Best American Short Stories 1978; The Best American Short Stories 1979; Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards, 1979, and Imagining America, 1992.