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Praise for Recapture

“Erica Olsen gives us the dream life of the Southwest in this striking collection, a landscape told in language as spare and pungent and exacting as the desert itself. A swift and lovely debut from a writer of real gifts.”

—Kevin Canty, author of Where the Money Went

“These sly, heartbreaking stories capture the modern West, where the past is ever-present and the future is already here. The writing is clear and straightforward; but like the West itself, the stories are anything but simple. The characters are twenty-first-century wanderers, settlers, and adventurers who find, like those who came before them, that the West is a trickster, and the breathtaking view of the wide open spaces can be a fatal distraction from the rattler—or the bottomless canyon—in your path. Funny, grim stories from a writer with a sharp eye and a distinctive voice.”

—Alison Baker, author of How I Came West, and Why I Stayed

“Beneath their polished surfaces, Erica Olsen’s stories are subversive, sometimes darkly funny, and always disquieting. When you set off on a hike in her universe, be prepared for surprises. You may find yourself exploring Utah—or Norway—or a surreal faux wilderness where rainbows are regularly scheduled and gnats are outlawed. Also, prepare to be exhilarated. This accomplished writer really knows her way through the tricky zone between truth and falsehood where art is made.”

—Susan Lowell Humphreys, author of Ganado Red

“Olsen is the real thing. As wild as David Foster Wallace or George Saunders and as tender as James Salter or Alice Munro, Olsen’s stories are hilarious, painful, and achingly lovely. Whether conveying the lonesomeness of spending an evening in an Idaho hot spring loving the wrong person or envisioning a weird new world where a second Grand Canyon can be printed “grain by grain” from a 3D printer, Olsen is a joy to read.”

—Amanda Eyre Ward, author of Close Your Eyes

“Like all good narratives, Erica Olsen’s “Grand Canyon II” suggests great consequence. The past is another country. The task of memory is impossible. No one exists and nothing ever happened. But somewhere in your brain, a beautiful lie is being spun….”

—Sarah Manguso, author of The Guardians

“Recapture is like a lost map of the backcountry, detailing the forgotten places where secrets shove up through the dust, pieces of lives demanding to be made whole. The territory is endlessly illuminating and constantly surprising, revealing a master storyteller at work.”

—Kim Todd, author of Tinkering with Eden: A Natural History of Exotic Species in America