Magic for Beginners is Kelly Linkβs eagerly anticipated and critically acclaimed follow-up to her beloved debut, Stranger Things Happen. βCumulatively weirder and wiserβ (The Believer), this new story collection riffs on zombies, marriage, witches, superheroes, haunted convenience stores, and weekly apocalyptic poker parties, among other things.
Linkβs work is truly unique. Time Out New York called her stories βcross-genre gems,β and her admirers in the literary communityβfrom Peter Straub and Karen Joy Fowler to Alice Sebold and Michael Chabonβreflect the amazing range that makes her style so special. Call it kitchen sink magical realism: Fantastic and bizarre but funny and down to earth, there is something for everyone in Magic for Beginners.
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