Likes

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum’s acclaimed collection, Likes, features nine stories that blend the real and the unreal, exploring themes of friendship, parenthood, race, class, and time through a diverse array of characters and settings. Narrated by Jean Ann Douglass, the collection offers a nuanced, engaging look at contemporary life, balancing moments of humor and insight with a sense of wonder and introspection. Praised as both otherworldly and deeply rooted in everyday experience, Likes showcases Bynum’s signature wit and literary finesse.