Description: Kink is a groundbreaking anthology of literary short fiction exploring love and desire, BDSM, and interests across the sexual spectrum, edited by lauded writers R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell, and featuring a roster of all-star contributors including Alexander Chee, Roxane Gay, Carmen Maria Machado, and more.
Brief description: Cara Hoffman writes skillfully and hauntingly about women's lives, about crime and family and Gothic, rural America. She distills the essence of family into something darkly beautiful and worthy of intimate attention. She has won a New York State Foundation for the Arts Fellowship for her work on violence and adolescents and has worked as an investigative reporter covering New York State's rural and Rust belt communities, where she wrote about environmental politics and crime.
Review Quotes:
"Featuring works from a diverse selection of writers, the collection explores issues of power, agency, and identity."
-- "New York Times Book Review"