The stories in A Little More Than Kin are totally dazzling and absorbing. Rebecca Kavaler is a daring writer who explores every cranny of human nature, and doesn't hesitate to expose what she finds--and what she finds is startling, in comic and tragic ways. Plus the writing is masterful: Kavaler is a true original, and makes the English language feel utterly fresh and invigorated. Lovers of good fiction will treasure this very smart, very special book.

These stories, centered on wonderfully, entertainly, dysfunctional families, include some real knock-outs that you won't soon forget: "Sisters," "Give Brother My Best," "Pigeons," and "Pets" are about as good as short stories get. If you haven't read Rebecca Kavaler yet, don't wait.

Doubting Castle is totally entertaining! It's also literate and full of interesting insight into the so-called Gilded Age in New York City, and it's got these great women characters, but mostly there's a mystery, and there's energy, and there's fun.