A poignant and timely collection about friendship, community, connection and belonging

A stranger learns how to adapt to a new town, a family struggles with the death of a loved one, and a small girl contemplates the meaning of friendship in Siamak Vossoughi's new story collection, The Friend Seekers. These taut, singular stories are disarming in their simplicity but are radical in their call to be a different kind of neighbor, citizen, and friend. Vossoughi's The Friend Seekers is a tender collection for readers of Lorrie Moore and Lydia Davis.