5 Powerful Short Story Collections That Pack a Big Punch
Reading stories is like stealing time. You can down one in 15 minutes and feel like you've just watched a whole movie. So whether you're headed to the beach or chilling at home, hit the bookstore first for these five powerful new collections.
By Kristy Davis
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Spectacle
By Susan Steinberg
160 pages;
Graywolf Press
With prose as potent as a shot of Everclear, Susan Steinberg's third collection, Spectacle (Graywolf), surveys busted love, good girls gone bad and disappeared friends. Unconventional and drily funny, these narcotic stories hypnotize.
— Kristy Davis
Published 06/16/2013
