Genres: Contemporary, short stories

“In her willingness to go places dark and light, and in prose that is both crystal clear and palpably suggestive, Nicole Zelniker reminds us that to be human means to move in complex concert with others, even when our individual dances feel like strange, dizzying solos. Watching her characters contend with the motions of their lives is like being allowed inside a room you recognize but take in from a fresh, exposed corner. A wonderful debut collection.”

Mylène Dressler, author of The Last To See Me

Nicole Zelniker’s Last Dance, a collection of short stories, is now available at Bookshop and anywhere books are sold. Listen to the Who Knows? podcast episode “‘Writing and Authorship’ with Nicole Zelniker” to hear more about Last Dance.

A content warning: Content in this book includes depictions or mentions of characters struggling with their mental health, chronic pain and medical trauma, death and grief, domestic violence, racism, sexism, and sexual assault.