Sarabande Books: 84 books

“Bingham writes with an austere and unerring knowledge of what it is to be human” in these eleven stories of love, sex, and indiscretion (Paula Fox).   In her bracing new collection, Sallie Bingham examines modern-day transgressions in affairs of the heart, “focus[ing] mostly on the lives of...

A collection of essays from the author of Same-Sexy Marriage. “A painfully honest but beautiful journey . . . Heartfelt and hopeful” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune).   This is a daughter’s story. In Small Fires, Julie Marie Wade recreates the landscape of her childhood with a lacemaker’s care,...

This tale of a determined young girl and her dysfunctional Florida family is “perfect for fans of Lynda Barry” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).   “This smart, edgy book of interconnected stories follows Georgia Jackson from her 12th year through her 15th. Someone in the family seems always...

From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and Sweden’s most acclaimed poet. “**Readers new to Tranströmer should bundle up and dive in” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).   Known for sharp imagery, startling metaphors and deceptively simple diction, Tomas Tranströmer’s luminous...

Readers familiar with Lia Purpura’s highly praised essay collections—Becoming, On Looking, and Rough Likeness—will know she’s a master of observation, a writer obsessed with the interplay between humans and the things they see. The subject matter of All the Fierce Tethers is wonderfully varied,...

Winner of the Mary McCarthy Prize: “An entire book of good stories is rare. You are holding just such a book” (Chris Offutt, writer, True Blood and Weeds).   “What happens when we let our most coveted relationships deteriorate under the stress of plain ol’ everyday living? Leung reveals...

“Beautiful and finely crafted . . . We come to see how, in the Appalachia of both past and present, the inevitability of change may be the only constant” (Oxford American). A Publishers Weekly “Best Book of Summer 2016” The Millions and The Masters Review “Most Anticipated Book of...

Beyond Measure is a fascinating exploration of the rituals, routines, metrics and expectations through which we attempt to quantify and ascribe value to our lives. With mordant humor and penetrating intellect, Arndt casts her gaze beyond event-driven narratives to the machinery underlying them: judo...

Winner of the Mary McCarthy Prize in short fiction, selected by David Means.Winner of the University of Nevada’s Silver Pen Award. "Mullins writes about these journeys, and about sex and the desert, with a wonderful, edgy lucidity. Greetings from Below is a remarkable debut."––Margot LiveseyWhat...

 “There is lyricism in the language of Ms. Ermelino’s splendid collection that lulls us, line after seductive line, from the mundane to the menacing. Malafemmena is the work of a bold and original writer.”—Gay Talese   “What Louisa Ermelino knows about the heart could fill...

A dozen “vibrant . . . strikingly perceptive” stories about love—romantic, familial, comedic, and tragic, by the celebrated novelist and playwright (Booklist). Crossing a range of landscapes and eras, spanning age and gender, and circling taboos with a sly wit, “these 12 luminous stories...

“[An] impressive debut short story collection . . . These haunting stories deserve a wide audience” (Library Journal, starred review). Winner of the 2015 PEN/Hemingway Award The stories in Elegy on Kinderklavier explore the profound loss and intricate effects of war on lives that...

An “intriguing and highly original” debut short story collection—winner of the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction (Booklist)****. Michael Jeffrey Lee’s stories are bizarre and smart and stilted, like dystopic fables told by a redneck Samuel Beckett. Outcasts hunker under bridges,...

Eleven women confront the everyday, outlandish, and unnerving in a “startlingly ingenious” collection of stories (The Boston Globe). From the American Midwest to Finland to the coast of Africa, Caitlin Horrocks “deploys love and humor as convincingly as dread” as she explores the dilemmas...