The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin: “Maya's note: "'Brownies' or 'Drinking Coffee Elsewhere' both by ZZ Packer, 'In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson Is Buried' by Amy Hempel..."”
Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose: “If a character's going to light a cigarette, or almost light a cigarette, it should mean something, as it does in this scene from ZZ Packer's Drinking Coffee Elsewhere.”