Motherest(1st Edition) A Novel by KristenIskandrian 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 ..."
"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 KristenIskandrian 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 ..."
"“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" 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 KristenIskandrian 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 KristenIskandrian 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 ..."
"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 ..."