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From a writer Steve Almond calls “the master of the down and out that just got worse” comes a collection of stories that live vividly in the reader’s memory long after the final page has been turned. Taking place in a world of desperate people who cling to hope, but have few expectations, Roberge...

Environmental catastrophe has driven four people inside the dark throat of a cave: Sky, a child coming of age; Tie, pregnant and grieving; Mark, a young man poised to assume primacy; and Teller, an elder, holder of stories. As the devastating heat of summer grows, so does the poison in Teller’s i...

Irrevocably tied to the Carolinas, these stories tell tales of the woebegone, their obsessions with decay, and the haunting ache of the region itself—the land of the dwindling pines, the isolation inherent in the mountains and foothills, and the loneliness of boomtowns. Predominantly working-clas...

Sinking Islands continues the story of Bronwyn Artair, a scientist who possesses the power to influence the natural forces of the Earth. After several successful interventions, including one in Siberia, she has gone into hiding, worried about unintended consequences of her actions, as well as abo...

The Sadness of Whirlwinds explores the world as we know it but tinged with magical possibilities that challenge our expectations. A small dog leads a man into the backyard of a blind woman who has drawn him forth from a forgotten past. A man becomes trapped between walls in his favorite restauran...

When an elderly woman goes missing, the women of her neighborhood dig into the secrets and lies of her husband’s past to save her.

MacLeish Sq. is a tale, real or imagined, of awakened remorse and familial longing recounted by an aging recluse when his life is abruptly reversed by a young visitor—captive to a mythical past of his own creation—who insinuates that he and the narrator are unlikely strangers.

Full of warmth, terror, and underhanded humor, If I Were the Ocean, I’d Carry You Home , Pete Hsu’s debut story collection, captures the essence of surviving in a life set adrift. Children and young people navigate a world where the presence of violence and death rear themselves in everyday place...

Ethan Mueller, the narrator of Brother Carnival , has suffered a crisis of faith and is on the brink of taking his own life when he is informed by his father that he has an estranged brother who is an author. Whereupon he is handed a collection of his sibling’s stories and novel excerpts and urge...

A story about the choices we make, the connections that matter, the secrets we keep, and the power of a wish. FINALIST IN THE 2020 ROMANCE WRITERS OF AUSTRALIA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS (THE RUBY) Dandelion House, 1974 Two teenage girls—strangers—make a pact to keep a secret. Calingarry Crossin...