Certain American States: Stories in Bloomington, MN

One of
The Wall Street Journal
's Best Short Story Collections of 2018. Named a Summer Read by
Vanity Fair, The Guardian,
Nylon, Bustle
and
Literary Hub.
Financial Times
TLS
's Best Books of 2018.
Granta
’s Best Young American novelists, Catherine Lacey, the Whiting Award-winning author of
The Answers
, showcases her literary style in short fiction with
Certain American States
, a collection of stories about ordinary people seeking—and failing to find—the extraordinary in their lives.