Dictionary Stories

**A collection of very short stories composed entirely of example sentences from various dictionaries, perfect for fans of *The Lover's Dictionary *and *The Interrogative Mood: A Novel?***

“*Dictionary Stories* brings to literature the spirit of the musical mashup, digging in the crates to find old hooks and arrange them into new delights with an appeal that’s not merely academic but truly pop. This kind of work reminds us: it’s all there, love and disappointment and deep humor, latent in our language and its storehouses; but it takes a keen eye to connect the dots. Jez Burrows is keen indeed.”  —Robin Sloan, *New York Times* bestselling author of *Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore*

Genre-bending and wildly inventive, *Dictionary Stories *is a giddy celebration of the originality, flexibility, and beauty of narrative. Love stories, horror stories, noir mysteries, recipes, eulogies, confessions, thrillers—each one a miniature literary remix of unlikely parts hidden in plain sight, created by flipping through the dictionary and knowing where to stop.