Bad Neighbors: Short Stories

An evocative collection about the gap between the people we aspire to be and our flawed realities from “a radiant new voice” (Megha Majumdar).

Both expansive and intimate, Bad Neighbors follows protagonists who strive to be the parents, lovers, siblings, friends, and children they'd like to be. Yet, jealousy or pride so often leads them astray, revealing how hard it is to care well for the people we love.

In “Floaters,” a woman grieves her sister while confronting all the ways in which she si...