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Two really good story collections I read this month.

Get in Trouble by Kelly Link.

One of those books that just keeps getting recommended over and over until you think "there's no way it's actually that good, right?"  Well, now I get to join the club and recommend this one.  It was pretty great.  For a sample of the stories in this book you can read "The New Boyfriend" or "I Can See Right Through You".

The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra.

Yes, the title is kind of bad.  But the linked stories in the book are all kind of sadly, cynically funny in a way that seemed very appropriate for the Russian setting (especially the first story "The Leopard" which is about a Soviet censor responsible for doctoring photographs who turns it into an art of his own).


Also, the Nebula nominations came out this month, so if you're looking for some sci-fi to read, there's at least a starting point.  I have to get my Hugo ballot together by the end of the month, so if you have any recommendations in any of those categories let me know.