ADA CALHOUN se otè liv ki pi vann nan lis The New York Times la, Crush: A Novel (Viking), ke emisyon Today a te deklare kòm “pi bon woman damou” epi ke The Washington Post te felisite pou “vòltij dezi ak posiblite” li a. Li se otè tou memwa Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me, ke The New York Times te rele “yon gwo valantèn pou vil Nouyòk pase ak prezan, epi yon kontribisyon nan etid literè, ki fonn ak nanm.” Lòt liv li yo gen ladan yo Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis; Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give; ak St. Marks Is Dead: The Many Lives of America's Hippest Street.