Cookies and Herb Paul Sweeney New York Review of Books

New York Review of Books In The Hard Tomorrow

Luck suggests that survival doesn’t depend on our strength and wits alone—but on our ability to love others

Yours truly Jens Lekman

everything begins to spiral out of control

twelve-year-old Victoria is burned out from the high-pressure world or riding competitions

Cookies and Herb Paul Sweeney New York Review of BooksBy Matt MacFarland. Published by Field Mouse Press. Softcover, 72 pages, Colour, 2025. Matt MacFarland grew up in the Reagan years in small town California. The people who made up his life, like his elderly neighbor Herb, helped him feel understood in an indifferent, insecure world. With gentle humor and compassion, Cookies and Herb honors and memorializes those people who gave Matt support and care when he needed it most. Publication Date: September