When Paris Beckons

When Paris Beckons is Martin Kleinman's third collection of short stories. In seventeen stories, Kleinman captures what humans have gone through in recent years and shines a light on what may lie ahead. His previous work includes A Shoebox Full of Money and Home Front. "Another excellent collection of short stories from the prolific Martin Kleinman. His prose is lyrical. There are Kleinman's steady themes of loss, family, anger, and grief, but there are new ones too -- Covid and anti-semitism -- that make this collection feel modern and even prescient. Kleinman has hit his stride, perfectly weaving humor and pathos." - Marian Fontana, best-selling author, A Widows Walk: A Memoir of 9/11 IN PRAISE OF A Shoebox Full of Money: Kleinman's collection will show you how a New York Tuesday is different than any other Tuesday. His tales of wit and nostalgia show that if there ever was a time when one could use A Shoebox Full of Money, it is now. - Kate Hill Cantrill, author of Walk Back From Monkey School. IN PRAISE OF Home Front: In Home Front, we find stories as diverse, irreverent and grittily lyrical as the metropolis they all ultimately celebrate. It is a striking debut. -- Jennifer Cody Epstein, best-selling author of The Painter from Shanghai, The Gods of Heavenly Punishment, Wunderland, and The Madwomen of Paris.