“I feel for Phillips as I did for Lorrie Moore: How did I not find you sooner? I’ve only just begun Machine Dreams, but it’s immediately the book in my stack that I sacrifice all others for. What I loved about Lark & Termite (also fantastic and by Phillips), and what has drawn me instantly to Machine Dreams, is Phillips’ rich, complex characters whose lives’ details are so perfectly selected and revealed that I sit and read feeling at a feast.”—Sarah, Grass Roots Books & Music, Corvallis