Jodi Angel s first collection of short stories, "The History of Vegas," was published in 2005 and was named as a "San Francisco Chronicle" "Best Book of 2005" as well as a "Los Angeles Times" Book Review "Discovery." Her work has appeared in "Tin House," "Zoetrope: All-Story," and the "Sycamore Review," among other publications and anthologies. Her stories have received several Pushcart Prize nominations and she was selected for Special Mention in 2007. Most recently her story, "A Good Deuce," was noted as a "Distinguished Story" in "The Best American Stories" 2012. She grew up in a small town in Northern California--in a family of girls.
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