You Know You Want This Cat Person and Other Stories

A couple becomes obsessed with their friend hearing them have sex, then seeing them have sex ... until they can't have sex without him; a ten-year-old's birthday party takes a sinister turn when she wishes for "something mean"; a woman finds a book of spells half hidden at the li...

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Main Author: Roupenian, Kristen (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scout Press, 2019.
Edition: First Scout Press hardcover edition.
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Summary: A couple becomes obsessed with their friend hearing them have sex, then seeing them have sex ... until they can't have sex without him; a ten-year-old's birthday party takes a sinister turn when she wishes for "something mean"; a woman finds a book of spells half hidden at the library and summons her heart's desire: a nameless, naked man; and a self-proclaimed "biter" dreams of sneaking up behind and sinking her teeth into a green-eyed, long-haired, pink-cheeked coworker.
Physical Description: 225 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9781982101633
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Author Notes: Kristen Roupenian holds a PhD in English from Harvard, an MFA from the Helen Zell Writers' Program at the University of Michigan, and a BA from Barnard College. She is the author of the short story, "Cat Person," which was published in The New Yorker and selected by Sheila Heti for The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018 . She is at work on a novel. Follow her on Instagram @KRoupenian.