Back Talk
Danielle Lazarin
A collection of short stories about girls and women and the quiet power struggles between them. Lazarin is a real talent.
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Exhalation
Ted Chiang
Ted Chiang's stories make me think harder than almost anything. Big ideas with real heart.
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Danielle Evans
A story collection anchored by a knockout title novella about history and race. Danielle Evans is so sharp.
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1)
Elizabeth Strout
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout centers on Olive, a teacher living in coastal Maine — and one of my all-time favorite heroines. This book has an unusual structure: It’s a series of short stories revolving around Olive, letting us get to know her through different perspectives. She’s thorny yet compassionate, stubborn yet capable of growth. I feel like I understand her more deeply with each reading, and despite (or because of) her flaws, I see myself in her.