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Stranger Things Happen is Kelly Link’s first collection, gathering eleven short stories—many of which first appeared in literary magazines in the 1990s. The tales combine fantastical elements with everyday life, offering clever, sometimes spooky, narratives that invariably conclude with a hopeful resolution. The stories have earned Link the Nebula, James Tiptree Jr., and World Fantasy Awards, and the collection itself was named Salon Book of the Year and featured on the Village Voice’s 2001 list of 25 Favorite Books.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Kelly Link
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