From D. H. Lawrence to Philip Roth, acclaimed male writers have depicted sex from the perspective of female characters. Now, women writers from Aimee Bender to Jennifer Egan engage in provocative fictional cross-dressing, exploring sexuality from ...
Quirks of fate highlight this debut short story collection whose characters are women of dazzling ironies and introspections, always in motion and trusting in love -- even when it remains out of reach. T...
"With an eye to short stories stemming from diverse cultures and exploring the state of outsiderness, editor Bierlein has selected thirty vibrant, unpredictable, and magnetic works that together span the spectrum from funny to tragic, earthy to ra...