Sylvan Caravan

From the mountains of Western Pennsylvania to the burning valleys of an America coming apart at the seams, Charlie Sutherland's debut collection announces a writer of uncommon power and originality.

These are stories of people at the edge of things-towns, relationships, a natural world that is quietly disappearing. A pornographer searches a dying county for the girl he loves while wildfires consume the hills around him. A barroom philosopher tends to his aging aunt and ailing cousin while vi...