PetsThis anthology collects original writing and art by novelists, poets, and academics about their pets, including a killer chihuahua, a catatonic toy poodle, a contraband cat, a backyard full of endangered desert tortoises, five forgotten parakeets, and a skinny ex racehorse named Joe. From legends like Ann Beattie and Christine Schutt to cult figures like Scott McClanahan and Tao Lin, this anthology collects writing from some of todays best literary

a marvel of craftsmanship and visionary world-building set on remote

Driven ever deeper within himself

If You’re a Girl

often fantastic depictions of nature

policy-makers

Recklessly

full of quasi-allegorical characters

and footnotes about healing herbs

from the icy Allen Funt to the shambolic Chuck Barris

Lebanese French poet

“An activist

Living alone in Paris