From the New York Times�"bestselling author and Dear Sugars columnist, an arousing story collection exploring modern love in the age of hook-up culture. Steve Almond’s My Life in Heavy Metal presents twelve passion-fueled stories ...
Steve Almond, the man whose candy jones fueled the bestseller Candyfreak, returns with a collection of stories that both seals his reputation as a master of the modern form and risks getting him arrested. The cast of characters in The Evil B.B. Cho...
Two rambunctious, romantic flameouts. One boring wedding. One heated embrace in a quiet coatroom. This is not exactly the recipe for true love. John and Jane's lusty encounter at a friend's wedding isn't really the beginning of anything with any weig...
WINNER, PATERSON FICTION PRIZE
FINALIST, FOREWORD BOOK OF THE YEAR
OUTSTANDING COLLECTION, THE STORY PRIZE
LONGLIST, FRANK O’CONNOR INTERNATIONAL STORY PRIZE
BRONZE MEDALIST, INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER
From a “g...
Like a lot of Americans, Steve Almond spent the weeks after the 2016 election lying awake, in a state of dread and bewilderment. The problem wasn’t just the election, but the fact that nobody could explain, in any sort of coherent way, why Ameri...
“A breathtaking success . . . dazzling.” -- San Francisco Chronicle“[A] rollicking, wide-ranging, unpredictable novel -- part crime story, part coming-of-age, part satire, part deadly serious.” -- Rebecca Makkai, Pulitzer finalist for The G...