George Saunders his new book is a collection of short stories. It is called "Liberation Day." Thanks so much. SAUNDERS: Thank you so much. (SOUNDBITE OF ROBIN THICKE SONG, "PRETTY LIL' HEART FT.

Now and then, George Saunders, the Oak Forest native and arguably the most celebrated American short story writer of the past 25 years, hears a blunt, caustic Chicago voice in his head, straighteni… ...

In his new collection of short stories, “Liberation Day,” 2017 Booker Prize winner George Saunders flexes his talent for writing the human perspective. As readers, we’re often shown distorted, or at ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with George Saunders about Liberation Day: Stories — his short story collection that explores everything from love affairs to lobotomized actors forced to perform.

GEORGE SAUNDERS: Oh, it's so nice to be here. Thank you. KELLY: Let's dive right in with that title story, "Liberation Day." It's the longest story in the collection. I got to say it's the strangest.

GEORGE SAUNDERS: Oh, it's so nice to be here. Thank you. KELLY: Let's dive right in with that title story, "Liberation Day." It's the longest story in the collection. I got to say it's the strangest.

GEORGE SAUNDERS: Oh, it's so nice to be here. Thank you. KELLY: Let's dive right in with that title story, "Liberation Day." It's the longest story in the collection. I got to say it's the strangest.