Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil by Ananda Lima
At a Halloween party in 1999, a writer sleeps with the Devil. Then she sees him again and again throughout her life — in subway crowds, at writing workshops, in the quiet ache of memory. Across the United States and Brazil, she writes stories for him: impossible, intimate, haunting. In this debut collection, Ananda Lima fuses immigration, artistry, longing and the art of storytelling with the uncanny and the surreal. Whether she’s imagining bite-size people in vending machines or ghosts of the living, Lima invites us to question the places we call home — and the stories we tell to stay there.
Melissa Lozada-Oliva is a novelist, poet and screen writer. She is the author of Dreaming of You (2021), Candelaria (2023) and the forthcoming collection of short stories Beyond All Reasonable Doubt, Jesus is Alive! She teaches at Columbia University and lives in Brooklyn.
Q's about the book club?
Allstora Tokens are your monthly key to choice. They let you decide what lands on your doorstep: Melissa's selection, another club’s pick, or something fun from The Pride Shop. Tokens give you the freedom to shape your reading life each month.
On the 15th of your renewal month, tokens are added to your account. You’ll have 72 hours to make your selection before orders lock. We’ll send a reminder when it’s time to choose. Nothing ships until you make your selection.
If life gets busy, we’ll still do our best to rush your book if we have stock available! Rush orders cost one token.
Totally fine. Your tokens roll forward for up to 12 months. You can stockpile them like a dragon hoarding queer literature, then spend them when the next story (or tote bag) calls your name.
Books ship once you redeem your tokens for that month’s selection. Orders go out during the last week of the month and usually arrive the first week of the next month. If you redeem late, we’ll do our best to get it to you quickly.
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All renewals occur on the 15th of each month. On that date, your plan renews and new tokens are added to your account. Monthly plans → tokens issued monthly Quarterly plans → tokens issued every three months
Each club’s upcoming title is announced on the 15th of the prior month. You can preview the pick and, if it’s not your vibe, simply hold your tokens (for up to a year) to use on another title or item instead.
No drama. Skip it! Your tokens will patiently wait in your account (for up to a year) until a book, merch item, or moment speaks to you.
Yep! You can cancel anytime after your first renewal. No hoops, no heartbreak.
Nope! We’re “read at your own pace” people. Discussion prompts go live weekly in Kiki, but you can jump in whenever the spirit (or your schedule) allows.
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