Fiction. In simple, rhythmic, nail-sharp prose, the cast of unnamed characters in THE STATE OF KANSAS survive a flood, brush their teeth, drink, attend a sinister dinner party, try to love others, think a lot about death (animal and human), and weigh the confusion of trying to and a place—decent or otherwise—in a big, beautiful, and often unforgiving America. "THE STATE OF KANSAS is such an amazing book that I was already recommending it to people before I finished reading it. Spallholz utterly nails the way we find and create menace in apparently innocuous or homey things like bricks or piles of dishes or who really owns the cat. Her pithy pointed tales show that we're all, despite our efforts to play nice, domestic terrorists. This book is awesome."—Rebecca Brown "I'm guessing that Lydia Davis and Diane Williams fans will be the most excited, but only because no one is waiting on new Hemingway or Carver, and Spallholz is something like the love child of all four. Don't ask me how that works, or how Spallholz does what she does, but the end result is an astonishing debut."—Christian Peet

The State of Kansas

Literature & Fiction

Spallholz, Julianna

Contemporary

GenPop Books

In simple, rhythmic, nail-sharp prose, the cast of unnamed characters in The State of Kansas survive a flood, brush their teeth, drink, attend a sinister dinner party, try to love others, think a lot about death (animal and human), and weigh the confusion of trying to find a place -- decent or otherwise -- in a big, beautiful, and often unforgiving America. "The State of Kansas is such an amazing book that I was already recommending it to people before I finished reading it. Spallholz utterly nails the way we find and create menace in apparently innocuous or homey things like bricks or piles of dishes or who really owns the cat. Her pithy pointed tales show that we're all, despite our efforts to play nice, domestic terrorists. This book is awesome." -- Rebecca Brown "I'm guessing that Lydia Davis and Diane Williams fans will be the most excited, but only because no one is waiting on new Hemingway or Carver, and Spallholz is something like the love child of all four. Don't ask me how that works, or how Spallholz does what she does, but the end result is an astonishing debut." -- Christian Peet

Short Stories & Anthologies

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The State of Kansas

The State of Kansas