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Her newest novel is Gravity Is the Thing.
At the Guardian, Moriarty tagged ten special books about new beginnings, including:
Self-Help by Lorrie MooreRead about the other entries on the list.
Most of the stories in this collection explore new beginnings of different kinds: how to become “the other woman”, how to be the child of newly divorced parents. In the succinctly titled How, we learn how to start a doomed love affair: “Begin by meeting him in a class, in a bar, at a rummage sale.” Moore’s prose is poetic, sharp and devastatingly funny. Just when you think there’s nothing new to say about relationships, Moore cracks open a fresh layer and confounds you with her insight.
--Marshal Zeringue