From the author of the “enthralling” (New York Times Book Review) and “beautiful” (Washington Post) debut novel The Vexations comes an exciting new story collection that is “perfect for fans of George Saunders and Karen Russell” (Booklist), moving boldly between the real and the surreal.
On sale January 12, 2021!
Praise for Life Among the Terranauts
“Mass hibernation and biodome life are among the varied subjects of this impressive story collection. Curious, sometimes bizarre situations abound, but at their core are human vulnerabilities and struggles in all their familiar beauty.” —New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Choice
“Horrocks’s storytelling prowess shines, creating communities that draw in readers immediately, even as the inhabitants are on the verge of personal implosions. Horrocks writes with simple precision, her characters wholly convincing in all their flaws and insecurities. Life Among the Terranauts proves shrewd and rewarding.”
“Elegant glimpses into the lives of lonely people… A writer known for her impeccable craft… Horrocks’ stories feel classic and melancholy, like a concerto in a minor key.”
“These stories—inventive, outrageous, exquisite—are my kind of fun. How are we supposed to live in this world? Life Among the Terranauts will help show us the way. I’m in love with the brilliant stories in this book.”
―Bonnie Jo Campbell, author of the national bestseller Once Upon a River
“Holy smokes! Caitlin Horrocks has written a perfect story collection of astronomical range. It’s been a very long time since I’ve come across stories as brilliant, bold, odd, and incandescent as these.”
―Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Gold Fame Citrus
“In her third book—and with her literary powers only heightened—Horrocks has crafted an accomplished, beautiful collection of stories with a streak of the surreal. Life Among the Terranauts is wise, worldly, and inventive, moving across both time and continents. Horrocks has proven herself a master of the story form.”
―Megan Mayhew Bergman, author of Birds of a Lesser Paradise
“Caitlin Horrocks is one of America’s finest story writers. I marvel at the language in Life Among the Terranauts, which expands, varies, and never slips, and at the book’s gaze, exact and exacting, which seems able to inhabit every denizen of the world. The humanity contained in these stories stuns and lingers.”
―Marie-Helene Bertino, author of 2 A.M. at the Cat’s Pajamas