AMY HEMPEL

“Hempel is a master miniaturist, capturing in exquisitely nuanced sentences the sensuous, cerebral, and spiritual cascade of existence, homing in on pain and humor and the wisdom each can engender." — Booklist

Amy Hempel’s most recent collection SING TO IT was long listed for the Pen/Faulkner Award and named one of the best books of 2019 by TIME and NPR. Her COLLECTED STORIES brings together stories published in AT THE GATES OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM, THE DOG OF THE MARRIAGE, REASONS TO LIVE, and TUMBLE HOME.

Hempel’s stories have appeared in Harper’s, GQ, Harper’s, The Harvard Review, The Quarterly, Tin House, Vanity Fair and have been widely anthologized. She teaches at the University of Texas and lives in Austin.