Gravity Changes

Winner of the BOA SHORT FICTION PRIZE Recommended in The Washington Post’s 2017 SUMMER BOOK LIST  Gravity Changes is a collection of fantastical, off-beat stories that view the quotidian world through the lens of the absurd. Set in a surreal, fictional world that is populated by strange, fascinating characters—children who defy gravity, a man who marries a lightbulb, the Devil and his ex-wife—these stories take wide steps outside of reality, finding new ways to illuminate truth. Praise for Gravity Changes “The 19 fantastical stories in this engaging collection bend the laws of physics and fiction to leave lasting impressions. . . . Powers excels in his earnest care for his characters and a willingness to test out every idea, whether or not it’s likely to soar.”—Publishers Weekly “Flying children, lovely light bulbs, and unusually expressive faces are just some of the wonders that populate the world of Powers’s debut short story collection. . . . If some of the stories require a second