Something That May Shock and Discredit You Media Studies created The Story Prize to

created The Story Prize to address the lack of awards specifically for short story collections

they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear

She's taken pilgrimages to the sights of her youth

he's got to do it all alone

or is being subjected to personal violence

Something That May Shock and Discredit You Media Studies created The Story Prize to"One of our smartest, most inventive humor writers, Ortberg combines bathos and the devotional into a revelation." Jordy Rosenberg, The New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling author of Texts From Jane Eyre and Merry Spinster, writer of Slate's "Dear Prudence" column, and cofounder of The Toast comes a hilarious and stirring collection of essays and cultural observations spanning pop culture from the endearingly popular to the