This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: A provocative, darkly funny collection of subversive short stories exploring modern femininity and family Workplace Romance In “Joking

In “Joking

her dads run a star farm

Mary Anne has to follow the note's instructions

She'll see this band even if it means lying or leaving her sister behind

Everyone at Sweet Valley Middle School is going to the biggest concert ever

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