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9 hours 48 minutes
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English
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Carlotta Brentan, Corey Brill, Erin deWard, Kitty Hendrix, Jensen Olaya, Joy Osmanski, Devon Sorvari, Emily Tremaine & Kimberly Woods
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“Vignettes - that's what they are. Short stories with windows left open so we can be voyeurs for a while. Watching, listening - the pain and confusion and lostness of their lives on full display. Katie Flynn is a good writer. She's also a wise observer of human nature. These stories are connected - sort of. The people in them are about what you'd expect to run into during lunch, while sitting in the park or strolling through local shops. Nothing unusual, yet some become crazy people if given a chance. If what I've said about this book's tone and content appeals to you, you'll want to read it for sure. The author's ideas will get under your skin. And then you'll want to share. Good luck!”
— Linda • Auntie's Bookstore
From the author of the “urgent and heartfelt” (San Francisco Chronicle) novel The Companions, a genre-bending collection of interconnected short stories in the tradition of Jennifer Egan and Karen Russell.
An angry mother turns into a literal monster. A company in San Francisco can scrub your entire reputation and create a new one…for a price. A failed actor on a reality show turns into an unlikely world savior. And much more.
Through each of these twelve interconnected stories, Katie Flynn masterfully blends people, places, and even realities. From a powerful and “radiant” (Kassandra Montag, author of After the Flood) new literary voice to be reckoned with, this collection will stay with you after turn the final page.
Katie M. Flynn is a writer, editor, and educator based in San Francisco. Her short fiction has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Tin House, and Tor.com, among other publications. She has been awarded Colorado Review’s Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction, a fellowship from the San Francisco Writers Grotto, and the Steinbeck Fellowship in Creative Writing. Katie holds an MFA from the University of San Francisco and an MA in Geography from UCLA. Her first novel, The Companions, was published by Gallery/Scout Press in 2020. Follow her on Instagram @Katie_M_Flynn or visit her website KatieMFlynn.com.