Amy Bloom

Presents a series of interconnected stories in which a young woman struggles to come to terms with her roommate's murder, in-laws confess their indiscretions in an unlikely place, and two middle-aged friends discover a comedic attraction.

When Little Sweet Potato gets knocked out of his garden patch, he is forced to search for a new home.

"A posthumous and definitive collection of new and selected stories by "virtuoso of the short story" (Esquire) and National Book Award finalist Thom Jones. This scorching collection from award-winning author Thom Jones features his best new short fiction alongside a selection of outstanding stories from three previous books. Jones's stories are full of high-octane, prose-drunk entertainment. His characters are grifters and drifters, rogues and ne'er-do-wells,...

Essays explore female to male transsexualism, cross-dressing, and people who have ambiguous genitalia.

"In an Ivy League town, Bloom turns Yale's motto--Lux et Veritas--on its head, finding darkness and deceit in every corner of New Haven ... The stories Bloom chooses share a strong sense of place, detailing the quirks that make every corner of New Haven distinctive. But it's the lucid writing and clear, compelling storylines that make her dark tales shine. Maybe she offers a noir version of Light and Truth after all."