Fiction

Surreal fantasies with hypothetical lovers, a missing father, and a debilitating fear of poison . . . meet Claudia, whose story unfolds in the dreamlike milieu of a Pennsylvania small town in the 1990s.

Set in the Mojave Desert and the suburbs of Southern California, this revelatory novel moves swiftly among characters caught between the deprivations of the past and the mysteries of the future. With unflinching precision and stunning prose, Vallianatos unearths the vulnerability and volatility at our cores.

This arresting, relevant collection tunes into and seeks to illuminate shared anxieties about the present—and future—of our world.

These wildly imaginative stories present characters in search of meaning and belonging, and often, at the same time, redemption and revenge.

A crumbling marriage. An ancient mystery. And a way to change the past . . .

These stories present characters who, despite challenging circumstances, find ways to honor their identities and their Chinese heritage.

With wit, insight, and tenderness, this novel explores the complexities of desire, devotion, and the mysteries of the heart.

Set seemingly in the quotidian, these stories veer into the unexpected, the uncomfortable, occasionally the eerie, thrusting characters in crisis into still greater quandaries.