Rob Franklin is the author of Great Black Hope, which was published in June 2025. A national bestseller, his debut novel has been nominated for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, and the Barnes and Noble Discover Prize.

His other recent work can be found in New York Magazine, Cultured, and Interview, among others. A co-founder of Art for Black Lives, Franklin holds a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from NYU’s Creative Writing program. He teaches writing at School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and edits fiction for Joyland.