Sydney Rende is a writer and editor. You can read her work in The New York Times Style Magazine, Carve Magazine, Joyland, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in fiction from Syracuse University.
Rende's debut short story collection is I Could Be Famous.
At Lit Hub she tagged six sad books by funny women "who give grief and humor the equal respect they deserve." One title on the list:
Lorrie Moore, Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?Read about the other entries on the list.
Nobody has as much fun with words as Lorrie Moore does. This little coming-of-age novel, published in 1994, follows Berie Carr and her best friendSils as they navigate adolescence while working at Storyland, a fairytale-themed amusement park, for the summer. The book jumps between the past and present, where adult Berie is arguably depressed while visiting Paris with her husband, whom she probably doesn’t love anymore. Lorrie Moore’s comedy is always right on time. Her word play is unmatched. And this story of adolescent friendship, love, and loss is both relatable and original. We have Lorrie Moore’s language and humor to thank for that.
Who Will Run the Frog Hospital? is among Brittany Ackerman's seven books about teen friendships.
--Marshal Zeringue
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