Twenty-three wonderful short books

At Vulture books editor Maris Kreizman tagged twenty-three "of the most entertaining and mind-opening stories, novellas, essays, and short treatises from the recent past." One title on the list:

Mouth to Mouth, by Antoine Wilson (2022)

Oh, to have an afternoon free and to have not yet read Mouth to Mouth! These days it feels like any thriller with any sort of suspenseful momentum is favorably compared to a classic by Patricia Highsmith, but Antoine Wilson’s sleek train crash of a novel is one that truly deserves it. You may zoom through it, but you would be wise to go back and read it a second time in order to savor the seamlessness of its construction.

Read about another entry on the list.

Q&A with Antoine Wilson.

--Marshal Zeringue