Swimming with Strangers. Chronicle Books, 2008 (available now)

"There is a bittersweet and real pressure at the outset of each of these stories, and we read thinking it will ease, but it will not. Kirsten Lunstrum writes well about longing and the aching distance between hearts, which at times is so close yet still unbridged. This is a terrific book of engaging fiction about real people."

Ron Carlson, author of Five Skies and A Kind of Flying: Selected Stories.

The Sincerest Form of Flattery: Contemporary Writers on Forerunners in Fiction. With Jacqueline Kolosov. Lewis-Clark Press / Sandhills Press, 2008

"The Sincerest Form of Flattery offers two singular pleasures: a wonderful selection of stories by immensely talented women writers and a privileged glimpse into the influences that have shaped these stories. This anthology is a terrific addition to the history of women's literature and a gift to all readers eager to understand and enjoy contemporary fiction."

Margot Livesey, author of Eva Moves the Furniture and The Missing World.

This Life She's Chosen. Chronicle Books, 2005

A Barnes & Noble 2005 Discover Great New Writers title.

"Deft, rich, moving, and memorable. Lunstrum is a writer with such range and control that her beautiful stories will echo in your head and heart long after you've turned the last page."

Karen Joy Fowler, author of Sister Noon and The Jane Austen Book Club