“There are certain arts which even the most seasoned practitioners swear remain a mystery to them. Motherhood is one. Arranging a short story collection is another. In her debut collection, Shout Her Lovely Name, Natalie Serber grapples with both, and the result is a clear-eyed case study of what’s necessary and unsolvable in each. The mothers and daughters in these stories are working out how to hold on to one another even as they scramble to get out of each other’s way.” — Kate Peterson
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“There are certain arts which even the most seasoned practitioners swear remain a mystery to them. Motherhood is one. Arranging a short story collection is another. In her debut collection, Shout Her Lovely Name, Natalie Serber grapples with both, and the result is a clear-eyed case study of what’s necessary and unsolvable in each. The mothers and daughters in these stories are working out how to hold on to one another even as they scramble to get out of each other’s way.”

— Kate Peterson

Source: themillions.com