Sing To It: New Stories

"It’s no surprise that Amy Hempel is a master of the short story art form. This latest collection is taut and magnificent, and each story deserves your undivided attention. Her subjects include a volunteer at an animal shelter, a disgraced teacher turned home-care worker and a woman obsessed with her husband’s mistress. Hempel can flip a story on its head with a single sentence. Reading her prose often felt like a punch to the stomach – but in a good way. Her stories have burrowed into my subconscious, and I will think about them for years to come."