New worlds -- Where the candles are kept / Dave Eggers. Goodbye to the road not taken / A.M. Homes -- The double life of the cockroach's wife / Helen Phillips -- Cane and Roses: a manifesto / Edwidge Danticat -- Persephone rides at the end of days / Carmen Maria Machado -- Unicorn me / Elizabeth Crane -- Lessons with father / Jai Chakrabarti -- iPhone SE / Weike Wang -- The hole / Patrick Cottrell -- Noseless / Namwali Serpell -- Infidelity / Jac Jemc -- Death by printer / Mira Jacob -- Journeys -- Options / Lesley Nneka Arimah / Sleepless / Michael Cunningham -- A survey of recent American happenings told through six commercials for the Tennyson ClearJet Premium Touchless Bidet / Omar El Akkad -- Un-selfie / Aimee Bender -- Home / Elizabeth Strout -- Love interest / Jess Walter -- Escape pod W41 / J. Robert Lennon -- Conquistadors, on Fairchild / Jacob Guajardo -- The project / Susan Perabo -- Period piece / Maile Meloy -- Books you read / Joe Meno -- A woman driving alone / Marie-Helene Bertino -- New worlds -- Dandelions / Ben Loory -- All that's gone is all that's left / Patrick Dacey -- Scaffolding man / Jenny Allen -- A brief note on the translation of Winter Women, written by the Collective Dead, translated / Rivers Solomon -- Nightlife / Lisa Ko -- Cerati after Cerati / Juan Martinez -- The prom terrorists / Rabih Alameddine -- Bedtime story / Victor LaValle -- Such small islands / Lauren Groff -- Almost everything / Etfar Keret -- Where the candles are kept / Dave Eggers.
Summary:
"A collection of never-before-published short stories by many of our most preeminent authors as well as up-and-coming superstars. Published in partnership with the beloved literary radio program and live show Selected Shorts"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.