Isle McElroy’s debut novel The Atmospherians was named a New York Times Editors' Choice. Their second novel People Collide was named a best book of 2023 by Vulture, NPR, Vogue and was a New York Times Critics' Pick. Their writing has appeared in the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Vulture, The Cut, The Atlantic, Esquire, and elsewhere. They currently teach in the MFA programme at Sarah Lawrence College. McElroy lives in Las Vegas.

A thrilling and subversive tale of the psychological powers embedded in domestic activities and ordinary relationships, and explores the question of what makes a more important alternative to the present - the unlived past or the not yet fulfilled future. Isle McElroy writes with the sharpness of a searchlight into the hidden corners of human hearts

Isle McElroy’s debut novel The Atmospherians was named a New York Times Editors' Choice. Their second novel People Collide was named a best book of 2023 by Vulture, NPR, Vogue and was a New York Times Critics' Pick. Their writing has appeared in the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Vulture, The Cut, The Atlantic, Esquire, and elsewhere. They currently teach in the MFA programme at Sarah Lawrence College. McElroy lives in Las Vegas.

A thrilling and subversive tale of the psychological powers embedded in domestic activities and ordinary relationships, and explores the question of what makes a more important alternative to the present - the unlived past or the not yet fulfilled future. Isle McElroy writes with the sharpness of a searchlight into the hidden corners of human hearts