"Each of these witty, moving, and morally complex stories is as rich and packed with surprises as a novel. A deeply satisfying book, and a remarkable debut."

—Brian Morton, author of Starting Out in the Evening and Tasha: A Son's Memoir

"E.G. Silverman summons my favorite short story writers—T.C. Boyle, Tobias Wolff, Raymond Carver—and it is a joy to read such an accomplished writer at the height of his powers."

—Dan Pope, author of “Housebreaking”

“Only the decision counts,” a character in one of E.G. Silverman’s stories says, a suggestion reinforced in nearly every story in Your Only Best Hope. Quality short stories are built on the tension created by difficult choices, and, in story after story, Silverman thrusts his characters toward decision-making to provide that tension.

—Gary Fincke, author of The Out-of-Sorts: Selected Stories