Sarah Bagby’s Book Review

Former Wichitan Antonya Nelson was named one of the "twenty young fiction writers of the new millennium" by the New Yorker and she continues to live up to the high praise. With four previous short story collections, three novels, five appearances on the New York Times 'notable books of the year' lists and work in Esquire, Harper, Redbook and several short story collections, she is becoming increasingly known for her powerful prose and insights into everyday life and relationships. Nelson is back now with a new collection of eleven short stories reviewed here by KMUW book critic Sarah Bagby. You can hear Sarah Bagby's book reviews the second and fourth Mondays of every month on Morning Edition.