Fiction. Art. DEMONS IN THE SPRING is a collection of twenty short stories by Joe Meno, author of the smash hits THE BOY DETECTIVE FAILS and HAIRSTYLES OF THE DAMNED, with illustrations by twenty artists from the fine art, graphic art, and comic book worlds—including Charles Burns, Archer Prewitt, Ivan Brunetti, Jay Ryan, Paul Hornschemeier, Anders Nilsen, Geoff McFedtridge, Kelsey Brookes, Kim Hiorthoy, Caroline Hwang, Rachell Sumpter, KOZYNDAN, Evan Hecox, and Cody Hudson.

."Eclectic, funny, constantly surprising—these are the things a short story collection should be allowed to be, and Joe Meno's DEMONS IN THE SPRING absolutely is. Add to his rock solid prose and big heart a wonderful idea—how each story is illustrated by a modern master—then you have a rich, unforgettable stew of a book"—Dave Eggers

Author City: Chicago, IL USA

Joe Meno is a fiction writer and playwright who lives in Chicago, Illinois. He is a winner of the Nelson Algren Literary Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Great Lakes Book Award, and was a finalist for the Story Prize. He is the author of six novels and two short story collections including HAIRSTYLES OF THE DAMNED, The Great Perhaps, THE BOY DETECTIVE FAILS, DEMONS IN THE SPRING, and OFFICE GIRL. His short fiction has been published in One Story, McSweeney's, swink, LIT, TriQuarterly online, Other Voices, Gulf Coast, and broadcast on NPR. His nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times and Chicago magazine. He is an associate professor in the fiction writing department at Columbia College Chicago.

Reviews and Other Links
SD Allison @ MAKE
Bri Lafond @ Hipster Book Club
audio: Joe Meno reading What a Schoolgirl You Are" @ KQED's The Writers' Block