The cover of Sunday’s NYT Book Review goes to the first book from a new literary imprint at the U. of North Carolina at Wilmington, Lookout Books. The book, a collection of short stories by respected author Edith Pearlman, will also be reviewed in the L.A. Times (via Shelf Awareness).

Binocular Vision: New & Selected Stories Edith Pearlman, Ann Patchett (introduction) Retail Price: $18.95 Paperback: 392 pages Publisher: Lookout Books – (2011-01-11) ISBN / EAN: 0982338295 / 9780982338292

The book is owned in relatively few public libraries, despite a starred review from Booklist, which ended with,

Give this wonderful collection to fans of such classic short story writers as Andre Dubus and Alice Munro and novelists like Nicole Krauss. They will thank you.

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