Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Philly Fiction author publishes new story collection


Random House has released the first collection of short stories by author Sandra Novack, whose piece "Memphis" appeared in Philly Fiction 2 and also features in her new anthology. Everyone but You: Stories comes on the heels of Novack's first novel, Precious, published by Random House in February 2009 and in paperback in August 2010.

"Vividly tactile, funny, irreverent, and incisive, these stories of imperiled relationships are also richly plotted," says Booklist about Everybody but You, a description which certainly fits Novack's PF2 offering. "Memphis" tells the story of a couple on the outskirts of the City of Brotherly Love struggling to live with a schizophrenic brother-in-law who a irrational desire to drive to Memphis without hitting any pebbles.

Find out more about Sandra Novack and her writing at sandranovack.com.