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Lydia Millet

Lydia Millet is the author of the New York Times Notable Book Ghost Lights and eight other works of fiction. Her short story collection Love in Infant Monkeys was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She lives with her children outside Tucson, Arizona.

Books by Lydia Millet

  1. Book CoverGhost Lights: A Novel


    “Surreal, darkly hilarious and profound.”—San Francisco ChronicleMore

  2. Book CoverI'm With the Bears: Short Stories from a Damaged Planet


    A stellar line-up of fiction writers envision the terrors of impending climate change.More

  3. Book CoverMagnificence: A Novel


    A woman embarks on a dazzling new phase in her life after inheriting a sprawling mansion and its vast collection of taxidermy.More