Some short good news, a week before the official release: The Brookline Booksmith has named The Book of Life their book of the week! Here’s what they had to say: “In his debut collection of short stories, Stuart Nadler steps boldly onto the scene. I mean, just look at the title folks. Seven stories plunge into the complex, often strained, stretched and twisted bonds between parents, children, lovers and cheaters. This collection is as exciting a debut to hit our shelves as any in a long time. Nadler’s sister is renowned local songwriter Marissa Nadler. I call unfair concentration of talent.”