Cool for America

A hilarious collection of overlapping stories that explores the dark zone between artistic ambition and its achievement by the author of Early Work.

Bookended by the misadventures of Leslie, an aspiring writer who moves form New York to Missoula, Montana, hoping to shake off lingering depression, this story collection follows young people pushed hard against—and often crashing into—their limits as not only would-be Tolstoys but also functioning, feeling human beings. As Martin's characters ...