It was thrilling to host an event for Ashley Wurzbacher’s first book, the brilliant short story collection HAPPY LIKE THIS, back when we were a baby bookstore, so imagine how over the moon we are to launch her debut novel! HOW TO CARE FOR A HUMAN GIRL will move you, make you think, and make you laugh. We can’t wait to celebrate!

Ashley Wurzbacher is the author of HOW TO CARE FOR A HUMAN GIRL and the short story collection HAPPY LIKE THIS, which won the 2019 Iowa Short Fiction Award and was named a National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” honoree and a New York Times Editors’ Choice. Born and raised in western Pennsylvania, she currently lives in Birmingham, Alabama, and teaches at the University of Montevallo. Learn more at AshleyWurzbacher.com.