It may be true that I've lost my LROD edge due to the very act of having to promote another book, as I've been
so accused just this morning, but here I am again. Call me soft, but this blurb from my all-time favorite story writer, made me cry big cartoony tear drops:
"There are, I suppose, stories full of brilliance, hilarity, and
longing—the stories in MB Caschetta's terrific Pretend You're My Friend
are full of all these things—but I can't remember when I've read a
collection so full of life. Actual life: the
bad jokes, the astounding velocity, the sweetness and darkness. You
will love the characters here the way you love your own family:
complicatedly, with tenderness, understanding, and consternation. The
only difference may be how willing—and eager—you are to introduce them
to friends. Good heavens, this book is good." --Elizabeth McCracken
Elizabeth McCracken!!! Dang, Mice. That doesn't happen every lifetime now, does it?
