Praise for Kids in America: A Gen X Reckoning "A dazzling exploration into how cultures and identities criss-cross each other." -- Lidia Yuknavitch , author of Thrust and The Chronology of Water "In blending her cultural critique with personal stories, Prato calls to mind Joan Didion's later writing." -- Spectrum Culture Praise for Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege " . a rebuke to cultural appropriation, combined with tribute to a place she loves too much to make her own." -- The New York Times "I was moved and astonished by this beautiful book. -- Cheryl Strayed , author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things "Liz Prato is beautifully smart about how disempowerment works, and how to combat it." -- Jim Shepard , author of The Book of Aron Praise for Baby's on Fire: Stories "Liz Prato's character's blaze with humanity, sensuality, and hope." -- Dylan Landis , author of Rainey Royal "Liz Prato's stories are filled with the lost, the lonely and the damned, and she makes all of them sing with a haunting grandeur.

" -- Steve Almond , author of Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow "I'll remember the name Liz Prato and not hesitate to join her again on the page." --Denise Hill, New Pages "Prato's . language is breezy and deceptively casual, while her content is visceral. She reminds us that hope is bigger than our relative smallness." --Laryssa Wirstiuk, Atticus Review "A brilliant collection." --JR Scrafford, Washington Independent Review of Books.