Sister City and Other Stories - by Michael A. Thomas (PRESALE)

An inimitable and unmistakable collection of short stories from the acclaimed novelist behind Hat Dance, Ostrich, and Butterfly Kisses. Michael A. Thomas brings his trademark humor and heart to the various characters making their way through New Mexico, Mexico, and the U.S. Southwest while also making their way through pivotal moments in their lives.

Sister City and Other Stories will be published on November 10, 2026. Preorders will ship before publication.

Praise for Sister City and Other Stories:

“Intriguing and vivid stories … readers will find much of interest to investigate in these pages.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Thomas takes no prisoners—on either side of the border. His Americans are clueless, impatient control freaks; his Mexicans are patient fatalists and, by American standards, maddeningly unpredictable. He captures perfectly the mad, slightly drunk (and often literally drunk) vertigo that ensues when a wealthy, ignorant society has a head-on with one unbuffered by capital.”
—Betsy James, author of Practicing to Be Lightning

“There is no mincing of words or serving of superficial skin anywhere in this collection. Every tale is a raw, juicy, sometimes bloody slice of life cut from close to the bone by Thomas’ deft, unflinching hands. Bien hecho y buen provecho.”
—Sage Vogel, author of Dichos en Nichos

“Through ethnographic eyes, with relentless humor and deep compassion, Michael A. Thomas leads us through the wounded Borderlands to Nepantla, that liminal, in-between place where hybrid identities are borne. In deepest Mexico, Americans and Chicanos trip and fall from grace and privilege into their shadow selves and are redeemed. Sometimes!”
—Enrique R. Lamadrid, author of Hearts in Motion, Hearts in Place