K.L. Cook - Author of Love Songs for the Quarantined, Last Call, and The Girl From Charnelle

K. L. Cook's new story collection, Love Songs for the Quarantined is available now! Order from Amazon
	~Winner of the 2010 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction~ “This is a lucid and luminous collection — an extraordinary book. K. L. Cook works a rare magic.” -Debra Magpie Earling, author of Perma Red, American Book Award Winner “Riveting and deeply moving, these intimate stories make it impossible to keep a safe distance.” -Linda Swanson-Davies, Co-editor, Glimmer Train Stories “K. L. Cook knows the landscape of love in modern times perfectly.” -John Keeble, author of Yellowfish, Broken Ground, and Nocturnal America	Welcome! *K. L. Cook is the author of a novel, The Girl from Charnelle, and two award-winning collections of stories, Love Songs for the Quarantined* and Last Call.** Explore the site for more about K. L. Cook, his works, the latest news and events, and more!
What's New Cook serves as Distinguished Visiting Writer in Fiction for Wichita State University's MFA Program in Sept/Oct 2012 Love Songs for the Quarantined wins Spokane Prize for Short Fiction Cook's story, "Filament," selected for 2012 Best American Mystery Stories Cook's story, "Love Song for the Quarantined," nominated for Pushcart Prize by The Louisvillle Review Read Cook's essay, "The Pleasures of Form," in Glimmer Train "Bonnie and Clyde in the Backyard" wins 2011 Spur Award "Bonnie and Clyde in the Backyard"selected for 2011 Best of the West New stories in One Story, The Louisville Review, & Prairie Schooner "Bonnie and Clyde in the Backyard"--Distinguished Story in 2010 Best American Short Stories "Narrative Strategy and Dramatic Design" (essay) in Writer's Chronicle *Interview in Glimmer Train--Read it* Cook a judge for Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction Cook on Advisory Board of Prairie Schooner Book Prizes ~Click for more News~	Don't miss K. L. Cook's previous award-winning books
	The Girl from Charnelle is "the story of an entire generation growing up too quickly... impossible to put down until the dramatic and realistic conclusion." — Library Journal (starred review)

	Last Call depicts "a family's tragic trajectory viewed through the kaleidoscope of time in stories that make an immensely satisfying whole." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)