I'm not sure how this escaped my notice, but until I met Diane Cook at ALA, I hadn't really paid attention to her debut collection of short stories, Man V. Nature. Wow, was that silly.
Diane is cool and very smart and her writing is fantastic. I immediately started reading it in Vegas, and each story was better than the last. Her stories expose unsuspecting men and women to the realities of nature, the primal instincts of man, and the dark humor and heartbreak of our struggle to not only thrive, but survive.
During Earlyword's Galley Chat this week, a librarian stated that Man V. Nature was "just right for small doses." Pick it up, read a story, question everything, put it down, go back 5 minutes later because you are so intrigued to see what the next set of characters are faced with.
It's available on Edelweiss now!
– Annie