Staff Pick
Garielle Lutz (formerly Gary Lutz) is my favorite short story writer of all time. My favorite sentence writer too. A couple hundred pages of this book are home to stories that I was lucky to publish in two of Lutz's previous books. And their first book, Stories in the Worst Way, will always be considered a pivotal moment in my reading life. This collection includes an excellent introduction by Brian Evenson as well as 60 pages of new work (or "Stories Lost and Late" as they're called here) — starting with a 28-page, mind-blowing exorcism of malaise called "My Bloodbaths" and concluding with a more personally revealing tale called "Am I Keeping You?" Recommended By Kevin S., Powells.com