Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell

No one combines the fantastical with the mundane quite like Karen Russell. An old couple bickers in the Italian countryside—they just happen to be vampires. Horses graze on a farm—they just happen to be the reincarnated souls of former U.S. presidents. The stories in Vampires portray ordinary life with an otherworldly twist in a fascinating and unexpected way. And yet these haunting tales are written with such clarity and recognizable perspectives that they manage the greatest feat of all: in the surreal, we see ourselves.