Highly regarded for her deft and humorous portrayals of the dark side of modern living, Maxine Chernoff’s latest collection is a droll, poetic field guide to the endearing and troubling aspects of human behavior. Chernoff fans will relish the sixteen new stories, and new readers will discover a wonderful assemblage of Chernoff’s likeable and contemplative characters. Chernoff continues to establish herself as a master of the short story genre with this excellent collection.Marketing Plans: National Author tour will include AWP Conference, New York, Chicago, and California National publicity Co-op availableBorn in Chicago in 1952, Maxine Chernoff has published several collections of poems, short stories, and novels, including Signs of Devotion, which was a New York Times Notable Book.