Books by Mark Polanzak

Fantastical award-winning short stories that use humor, curiosity, and new twists on familiar situations to explore the boundaries of human connection.

When Mark Polanzak was seventeen, his father spontaneously combusted on the tennis court, vanishing forever. It is also entirely possible that he died of a heart attack. Either way, his father's death is a story Polanzak spends much of his life trying to get right. POP! captures the authenticity and absurdity of the grieving process with grace and humor.