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Books by Kristen Iskandrian






Motherest(1st Edition)
A Novel
by Kristen Iskandrian
Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2017 by Twelve
ISBN-13: 978-1-4555-9444-3, ISBN: 1-4555-9444-X

"A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2017 Marrying the sharp insights of Jenny Offill with the dark humor of Maria Semple, MOTHEREST is an inventive and moving coming-of-age novel that captures the pain of fractured family life, the heat of new love, and the particular magic of the female friendship -- all through the lens of a fraying daughter-mother bond. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px ..."






Pets
by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Ann Beattie, Raegan Bird, Blake Butler, Patty Yumi Cottrell, Annie Dewitt, Chelsea Hodson, Yuka Igarashi, Kristen Iskandrian, Mark Leidner, Tao Lin, Scott Mcclanahan, Sarah Manguso, Michael W. Clune, David Nutt, Precious Okoyomon, Sam Pink, Nicolette Polek, Kathryn Scanlan, Christine Schutt, Mallory Whitten, Jordan Castro, Ryan C. Choi
Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2020 by Tyrant Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-73353-599-1, ISBN: 1-73353-599-3

"This anthology collects original writing and art by novelists, poets, and academics about their pets, including a killer chihuahua, a catatonic toy poodle, a contraband cat, a backyard full of endangered desert tortoises, five forgotten parakeets, and a skinny ex-racehorse named Joe. From legends like Ann Beattie and Christine Schutt to cult figures like Scott McClanahan and Tao Lin, this anthology collects writing from some of today’s ..."






Motherest(Reprint)
A Novel
by Kristen Iskandrian
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2018 by Twelve
ISBN-13: 978-1-4555-9443-6, ISBN: 1-4555-9443-1

"A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2017 Marrying the sharp insights of Jenny Offill with the dark humor of Maria Semple, MOTHEREST is an inventive and moving coming-of-age novel that captures the pain of fractured family life, the heat of new ..."






Eat Joy
Stories and Recipes for Dark Times from 31 Celebrated Authors
by Natalie Eve Garrett, Meryl Rowin, Anthony Doerr, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Colum Mccann, Lev Grossman, Claire Messud, Edwidge Danticat, Maile Meloy, Nick Flynn, Diana Abu-Jaber, Darin Strauss, Carmen Maria Machado, Bich Minh Nguyen, Alexander Chee, Natalie Baszile, Heather Sellers, Alissa Nutting, Melissa Febos, Don Lee, Mira Jacob, Rakesh Satyal, Porochista Khakpour, Chantel Acevedo, Rosie Schaap, Jessica Soffer, Amitava Kumar, Emily Raboteau, Jeffery Renard Allen, Aaron Thier, Antoine Wilson, Kristen Iskandrian, Laura Van Berg
Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2019 by Black Balloon Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-936787-79-1, ISBN: 1-936787-79-2

"“Food binds this book together, and each beautifully told story circles life’s truths in ways that are surprising, often revelatory, and always moving. It’s impossible not to love Eat Joy, and equally impossible not to want to bake and eat these dishes while reading. It’s an extraordinary collection.” ―Dorie Greenspan, James Beard Award–winning author of Everyday Dorie This collection of intimate, illustrated essays by some of America’s ..."






The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015
(The O. Henry Prize Collection)
by Laura Furman, Tessa Hadley, Kristen Iskandrian, Michael Parker, 2015 Sep 14
Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2015 by Anchor
ISBN-13: 978-1-101-87231-4, ISBN: 1-101-87231-4

""The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015" gathers twenty of the best short stories of the year, selected from thousands published in literary magazines. The winning stories span the globe from the glamorous Riviera to an Eastern European shtetl, from a Native American reservation to a tiny village in Thailand. But their characters are universally recognizable and utterly compelling, whether they are ex-pats in Africa, migrant workers crossing t ..."






Motherest
A Novel
by Kristen Iskandrian
256 Pages, Published 2017 by Twelve
ISBN-13: 978-1-4555-9445-0, ISBN: 1-4555-9445-8

"Hi, I'm Dr. Lang. Nice to meet you,” he says to Nancy, who has slid over and is standing near my bed. “I thought you were Agnes's mother.” Nancy laughs, an exaggerated, semihorrified peal, confirmation that she did say all those things after ..."






Motherest
A Novel
by Kristen Iskandrian
279 Pages, Published 2017
ISBN-13: 978-1-5387-4450-5, ISBN: 1-5387-4450-3

"Marrying the sharp insights of Jenny Offill with the dark humor of Maria Semple, MOTHEREST is an inventive and moving coming-of-age novel that captures the pain of fractured family life, the heat of new love, and the particular magic of the ..."






McSweeney's Issue 50
(Mcsweeney's Quarterly Concern)
by Dave Eggers, Zain Khalid, Sarah Vowell, Patton Oswalt, Lilli Carre, Jesse Jacobs, Jason Polan, Sean Wilsey, Dan Morey, Eli Horowitz, John Hodgman, John Moe, Aparna Nancherla, Sarah Manguso, Etgar Keret, Steven Millhauser, Jonathan Lethem, Ismet Prcic, Heidi Julavits, Lydia Davis, Sherman Alexie, Jesse Ball, Brian Evenson, Corinna Vallianatos, Carrie Brownstein, Thomas Mcguane, Diane Williams, Kevin Young, Sheila Heti, Matthew Sharpe, Vauhini Vara, Sophia Foster-Dimino, Tucker Nichols, Bianca Bagnarelli, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jeff Parker, Andrew Leland, Kevin Moffett, Haris A. Durrani, Lucy Corin, Kristen Iskandrian, Benjamin Percy, Rebecca Curtis, Carson Mell, Valeria Luiselli, Eduardo Berti, Dan Kennedy, James Folta, Wendy Molyneux, Keaton Patti, Dorian Geisler, Claire Boyle
Hardcover, 300 Pages, Published 2017 by Mcsweeney's
ISBN-13: 978-1-940450-10-0, ISBN: 1-940450-10-1

"To celebrate our 50th issue, we've put together one of our very best collections, with stories, essays, treatises, manifestos, letters, comics, and illustrated travel diaries from 50 different contributors. There's stunning new work from writers who we've long published ― Jonathan Lethem, Lydia Davis, Sherman Alexie, Etgar Keret, Sheila Heti, Diane Williams, Sarah Vowell, John Hodgman, Steven Millhauser (among many others) ― and fantast ..."

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