“Her stories have the vibrancy, the buzzing resonance and the oddly insistent quality of dreams.” —The New York Times Book Review

“A tremendously appealing book, and lovers of short fiction should fall over themselves getting out the door to find a copy.” —Washington Post

“A new collection by Kelly Link—and once more, for a little while, the world is worth saving.”— Michael Chabon, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay

Magic for Beginners is Kelly Link’s eagerly anticipated and critically acclaimed follow-up to her beloved debut, Stranger Things Happen. “Cumulatively weirder and wiser” (The Believer), this new story collection riffs on zombies, marriage, witches, superheroes, haunted convenience stores, and weekly apocalyptic poker parties, among other things. 

Link’s work is truly unique. Time Out New York called her stories “cross-genre gems,” and her admirers in the literary community—from Peter Straub and Karen Joy Fowler to Alice Sebold and Michael Chabon—reflect the amazing range that makes her style so special. Call it kitchen sink magical realism: Fantastic and bizarre but funny and down to earth, there is something for everyone in Magic for Beginners.

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Paperback: 320 pages
Author: Kelly Link
Publisher: Harvest Books (September 5, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0156031876
ISBN-13: 978-0156031875

CONTENTS
The Faery Handbag
The Hortlak
The Cannon
Stone Animals
Catskin
Some Zombie Contingency Plans 
The Great Divorce
Magic for Beginners 
Lull

About the Author
KELLY LINK’s stories have appeared in The Best American Short Stories, McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, Conjunctions, The Dark, and elsewhere. Her honors include a Nebula Award and an NEA Literature Fellowship. She lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.

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