Stories about navigating the unpredictable path of love
Nine tales about the strange, funny, and sometimes painful ways we try to love and be loved. A man competes with a tiny dog for a woman’s affection. A failed romantic builds an algorithm to improve his odds. And a single father finds that his daughter keeps sabotaging his attempts to date again. How to Get Into Our House and Where We Keep the Money explores the hopes, heartbreaks, and humor that make us human.
Praise for How to Get Into Our House and Where We Keep the Money
“A wonderful collection of nine stories combining wry humor, engaging characters, and shrewd psychological insight… Witty, discerning, and laugh-out-loud funny.”
“A stunning collection... These characters inspire your compassion even as they beg for your forgiveness — and even as they make you laugh out loud. Few short stories, much less debut collections, arrive this compelling, this accomplished, this imaginative, and this wise.”
“Panio Gianopoulos is the most natural of storytellers, who shows enormous range, mastery and feel for the short story. With echoes ranging from Updike to Murakami to Tom Perrotta, Gianopoulos announces himself as a terrific new voice for the form. This is one to read and savor.”
“An auspicious debut. In these smart and knowing stories, smart and knowing people come up against the limits of their knowingness and break through into a deeper humanity.”