The World Wasn't Ready For You is #JustinCKey's first book. It's a short story collection, from a major publisher. This is basically unheard of. Big publishers rarely publish collections, and when they do, it's almost always after a string of extremely successful novels:
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And now, Justin C Key. To be in such company is, as they say, a big fucking deal.
I can't say I'm surprised. Key was my student at the #ClarionWest writing workshop - a year full of standout writers among whom Key was still a standout.