Book Rec of the Day 1/12/2007

Andrea Barrett is one of the very best short story writers alive. And her style is utterly distinctive—her stories are usually historical, and all are set in the world of science. Ship Fever won the National Book Award and was lavished with praise like “quietly dazzling” (The New York Times Book Review). Read it and when you have finished do not despair: turn to Servants of the Map (W.W. Norton & Company, 2003), her follow-up collection.

SHIP FEVER, by Andrea Barrett (W.W. Norton & Company, 1996)