Personals: Dreams and Nightmares from the Lives of 20 Young Writers

Here, in an edgy and provocative collection by some of America's most talented young writers, are the raw and personal truths of those in their twenties in the 1990s: essays on founding a theater company, on guarding your virginity, on searching for the perfect job . . . or the perfect love. Alongside stories of a Catholic single mother or a savvy bartender come musings on a southern road trip gone haywire and an outrageous childhood in the Midwest. A gritty mix of candor, longing, and desire, this collection lays bare life's highs, lows, and in-betweens for a stunningly gifted and eclectic group. A MARINER ORIGINAL.