Marie-Helene Bertino is the author of 2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas and the story collection Safe as Houses. Her work has received The O. Henry Prize, The Pushcart Prize, The Iowa Short Fiction Award, and The Mississippi Review Story Prize. Her latest novel is called Parakeet.

Recommended Reading

Hex by Rebecca Dinerstein Knight

Quotients by Tracy O’Neill

These Ghosts Are Family by Maisy Card

A Burning by Megha Majumdar

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices