Reviews of The Delinquent Virgin

“Laura Kalpakian’s new collection of short stories feels both old-fashioned and surprisingly fresh. . . . That Kalpakian’s characters sometimes manage to unleash their suppressed passions is the thrill at the core of her anachronistic and often quirky work.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Kalpakian pulls off another coup with this collection of stories, which are unpredictable, satisfying, and fully fleshed out at a time when many writers don’t seem to know how to make fiction (short or otherwise) do anything.” —Library Journal, starred review

“Kalpakian’s spare, melodic prose beautifully conveys the ebb and flow of corruption and disenchantment.” —Booklist