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Thanks to @netgalley for an advance copy of this book, out April 20th! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Real talk: I struggle with finishing short story collections. I like individual short stories, but without a thread to follow, I sometimes find myself lost in the woods. Fortunately, that didn’t stop me from picking up Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town. I loved Bonnie Sue-Hitchcock’s debut, The Smell of Other People’s Houses, so I immediately requested an ARC when I found out she had written another book. The Smell of Other People’s Houses was a stunning book that did a lot in just a couple hundred pages, so I hoped that the stories in Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town would be just as good. I was right. Bonnie Sue-Hitchcock captures the messiness and nuance of youth that often gets painted over by stereotypes of young people. I ached for these characters. I love that each story was like a window into the life of a character, just a glimpse, just enough to leave me wanting more. I love that the stories DO have a thread - the characters are all connected, although they don’t realize it. I love the depictions of small towns. I love the way that these stories remind us to listen. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ TW: pedophilia ID in alt text via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CNxNu_2rpGn/