Gutshot: Stories

"Amelia Gray’s prize-winning, weirdly skewed stories are addictive. This third collection — her best yet — offers 36 marvels. “It’s harder to leave your burning home after you’ve spent so much time cleaning its floors,” she writes in “Houseproud.” “Labyrinth” recasts Halloween in a Hellenic vein, in a world that is ominous and off kilter. And she’s funny, too: “This isn’t a strip club; it’s a crime scene. And it happens to have some nice lunch specials.” Read her because she’s full of surprises, and she’ll change the way you see your world."