Ouch!
Sorry, I just can’t stop pinching myself since Electric Literature named Horse Show one of “The Most Exciting Debut Short Story Collections of 2024!”
“In thirteen short stories, Jess Bowers details the ways horses have been used and abused throughout American history. Bowers’ writing is ridiculously smart and meticulous, but also lyrical and driven by the story itself. Horse Show forces a reader to examine the history of abuse and spectacle of horses, but it also shows how horses have come to be companions. Bowers shows us the best and the worst of the historical relationship between man and equine, and you don’t need to be a horse lover to thoroughly enjoy and become engrossed in this short collection.”
Appearing alongside absolute bangers by the likes of Amy Stuber (Sad Grownups), Jessie Ren Marshall (Women! In! Peril!), and Ananda Lima (Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil), Horse Show is among excellent company on this list, which is a great place to start holiday shopping for all the short story readers in your life!
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