Story Until Now

Called 'one of our brightest cultural commentators' by Publishers Weekly, Kit Reed draws from life-with a difference. This new collection brings together thirty-four of her strong, original stories, from early classics like 'The Wait' and 'Winter' to six never-before-collected short stories, including 'The Legend of Troop 13' and 'Wherein We Enter the Museum.' An early favorite, 'Automatic Tiger,' is the first in a series of Reed's stories about animals. There's a monkey who grinds out bestsellers with the help of a 'creative writing' app. Her uncanny black dog can enter a crowded room and sit down at the feet of the next man to die. Her characters confront war in various arenas: mother/daughter battles, the war of the sexes, the struggles of men scarred by war. Kit Reed's self-described 'transgenred' fiction is confirmation of an 'extraordinary talent' (The Financial Times). The range and complexity of her work speaks for itself in The Story Until Now.