Washington Book Award Finalist #2 on Paste Magazine's "30 Best Fiction Books of 2015" A July 2015 Indie Next Pick "[A] beautifully written, harrowing novel...[Kallos's] vivid descriptions create a cast of memorable characters. She also delivers a huge shocker of a plot twist, one that may send you back to the beginning of the book as you wonder how this development could be possible."--The Seattle Times "A deeply absorbing, magnificently wrought look inside the stories a man tells himself about life, Language Arts overflows with insight and mesmerizing twists. Even with the remarkably high standard set by Kallos' two previous novels, she shows no sign of faltering. Improbably enough, she keeps getting better." --Steve Nathans-Kelly, Paste Magazine, #2 on "30 Best Fiction Books of 2015" "Kallos' earlier novels, Broken for You (2004) and Sing Them Home (2009), have been widely praised, and her third deserves all of those kudos and more. This novel, masterfully plotted and written, is a wondrously beautiful story of love and loss, offering hope in the face of the harshest reality."--Booklist, starred review "Touchingly humane and impressive in scope...A voluminous novel exploring words and expression, parenting and letting go."--Kirkus Reviews "A riveting read...Kallos moves back and forth in time, and among characters, in a story that deftly mixes family drama, neuroscience, mystery and an exploration of the dying art of handwriting that is far more intriguing than it sounds...You're likely to find yourself rereading it at least once to fully absorb what you may have missed the first time around."--Bookpage "For me, it would be plenty if a novel was deeply felt, utterly absorbing, and full of wit. But in Language Arts, Stephanie Kallos goes further, throwing in a doozy of a twist that had me going back to page one to understand how she pulled off such dazzling sleight of hand. An all-around delight." -- Maria Semple, best-selling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette? "Language Arts was like yoga for my heart--my sentiments were stretched and strengthened, my imagination challenged and contorted, and when I finished, I felt grateful for this beautifully honest, lyrical journey. I loved this book." -- Jamie Ford, best-selling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet "A deeply moving story of ex-spouses and their young-adult autistic son, and how their pasts and presents inform their independent and cooperative futures. It maintains the top-notch standard set by Kallos' earlier books, Broken for You and Sing Them Home."--Cynthia Baskin, EarlyWord.com --