A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes and Other Stories

And Other Stories

By: Nancy J. Allen

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Paperback | 13 January 2026

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200 Pages

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The lush and layered stories in this delightful debut stretch from the deep darkness of Carlsbad Caverns to the light of desert stars.

In Nancy J. Allen’s fierce first collection, A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes, the extraordinary emerges from the everyday. Allen’s stories are informed by the vast landscapes of New Mexico and Texas, and in them the mythic and the mundane intertwine: two neighbors burn a grandson’s letters from Vietnam in a backyard grill; a child vanishes into the maze of Albuquerque’s fabled Alvarado Hotel; a sculptor meets her younger self in the eerie stillness of a theater lobby. These are only a few of the unforgettable, mysterious moments that mark the arrival of a bold new voice in contemporary Southwest fiction.

Industry Reviews

"Nancy Allen is a gorgeous writer, deft with the use of telling and power-packed poetic verbs and wise in her ability to see deep into the soul of a character and know how a single event can change them." - Elisabeth Sharp McKetta, author of Ark "Packed with raw emotional power, A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes is intelligent, at times heart-pumping, and always courageous." - Lesley Bannatyne, author of Unaccustomed to Grace

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