Liberation Day

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “One of our most inventive purveyors of the form returns with pitch-perfect, genre-bending stories that stare into the abyss of our national character. . . . An exquisite work from a writer whose reach is galactic.”—Oprah Daily Booker Prize winner George Saunders presents his first collection of short stories since the acclaimed Tenth of December. This collection has been recognized as one of the best books by numerous prestigious outlets. Celebrated as the “best short-story writer in English” (Time), Saunders delves into themes of power, ethics, and justice, exploring what it means to coexist with others. His trademark prose is wickedly funny, unsentimental, and finely tuned, challenging readers with prismatic stories that encompass joy and despair, oppression and revolution. “Love Letter” is a poignant message from a grandfather to his grandson amid a dystopian future, highlighting our obligations to ideals and one another. “Ghoul” follows Brian, a morally complex character in a Hell-themed amusement park, as he questions his reality. In “Mother’s Day,” two women confront their shared love for the same man during a hailstorm. “Elliott Spencer” features an eighty-nine-year-old victim of a scheme that reprograms vulnerable individuals as political protesters. “My House” reflects on unfulfilled dreams and decay in just seven pages. These nine subversive stories invite readers to view the world wit