The case for short stories: 'How can you not be satisfied with this one perfect, delicious thing?'
Every week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment. This week, we spoke with Kathryn Harper, a bookseller at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in New York City.Kathryn Harper already had a book in mind to recommend to me when I called — and then, she picked up Achy Obejas' "The Tower of the Antilles."She tore through it in two days, and changed her mind: She had to recommend Obejas' new short story collection instead.The book features 10 tales set in Cuba and the U.S."It's amazing," Harper said. "I couldn't stop reading it. I love it."As a…
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