LONGLISTED FOR THE STORY PRIZE

“RICKY is tender, brilliant, and true. In these stories, Collins achieves an ecstatic portrait of the human heart.”

—Dana Vachon co-author with Jim Carrey of Memoirs and Misinformation

“Rippling with lusty eccentrics and village witches and any number of go-for-broke schemers, RICKY & OTHER LOVE STORIES is the kind of wickedly funny book that, whenever you throw your head back in laughter, drops a fierce capsule of truth into the pink of your throat.”

—Karen Tucker author of Bewilderness

“With her trademark brevity, insight, and wit, Collins beautifully blurs the line between love and obsession. If you prefer your love stories shaken, stirred, or dashed upon the rocks, RICKY is for you.”

—Jen Fawkes author of Tales the Devil Told Me

“In her latest collection, Collins doubles down on her reputation as a fiercely imaginative and devastatingly astute writer.”

—Hannah Pittard author of We Are Too Many

“Collins has a voice so funny, so unsparing—yet so humane and tender—it’s hard to think of any other writer doing anything quite like her.”

—Andrew Bertaina author of One Person Away From You