“Oates is just a fearless writer...[with] her brave heart and her impossibly lush and dead-on imaginative powers.” — Los Angeles Times
“This big, lavish collection will do for Oates what similar volumes did for Katherine Anne Porter and John Cheever.” — Houston Chronicle
“This collection of stories that Oates feels are her best is as significant as it is breathtaking.” — Booklist
“Illustrious author Joyce Carol Oates is back with a seminal collection spanning five decades...This anthology is a must-read.” — Harper's Bazaar