Wilder Penfield answers “If Bark is not Lorrie Moore's best...”

Margaret Grosse asked this question about Bark:

If Bark is not Lorrie Moore's best book.... which one defines her?

Wilder Penfield Birds of America, I'd say, mostly because the collection contains "People Like That Are the Only People Here", a favorite New Yorker short story that …moreBirds of America, I'd say, mostly because the collection contains "People Like That Are the Only People Here", a favorite New Yorker short story that introduced Moore's exquisite ability to ride the cusp between horror and hilarity; the book assured new fans like me that she had other memorable hybrids in her literary menagerie.(less)

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