Steve Almond

• May-2025
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"This is gonzo food writing at its best. Candyfreak is like a good candy bar: a piece of delicious, ephemeral fun." -- San Francisco ChronicleDo you remember Caravelles, Choco-Lites, Oompahs, and Marathons? Or how about Cookies n' Mints or Kit Kat D...

• May-2022
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"A breathtaking success . . . dazzling." ―San Francisco Chronicle"[A] rollicking, wide-ranging, unpredictable novel―part crime story, part coming-of-age, part satire, part deadly serious." ―Rebecca Makkai, Pulitzer finalist for The Great Believ...

• Apr-2018
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Like a lot of Americans, Steve Almond spent the weeks after the 2016 election lying awake, in a state of dread and bewilderment. The problem wasn't just the election, but the fact that nobody could explain, in any sort of coherent way, why America...

• Nov-2011
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WINNER, PATERSON FICTION PRIZE

FINALIST, FOREWORD BOOK OF THE YEAR

OUTSTANDING COLLECTION, THE STORY PRIZE

LONGLIST, FRANK O'CONNOR INTERNATIONAL STORY PRIZE

BRONZE MEDALIST, INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER

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• Apr-2010
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• Apr-2006
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Two rambunctious, romantic flameouts. One boring wedding. One heated embrace in a quiet coatroom. This is not exactly the recipe for true love. John and Jane's lusty encounter at a friend's wedding isn't really the beginning of anything with any weig...

• May-2005
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Steve Almond, the man whose candy jones fueled the bestseller Candyfreak, returns with a collection of stories that both seals his reputation as a master of the modern form and risks getting him arrested. The cast of characters in The Evil B.B. Chow ...

• Apr-2003
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From the New York Times -- bestselling author and Dear Sugars columnist, an arousing story collection exploring modern love in the age of hook-up culture.   Steve Almond's My Life in Heavy Metal presents twelve passion-fueled ...