Why Dogs Chase Cars

"In between swipes at homogeneity and herd mentality, Singleton creates a dead-on portrait of the way we carry our childhoods into adulthood and how, despite vows to leave small towns, we can end up back home, still running, like stray dogs hoping a passing car will stop and give us a ride somewhere else."—Booklist

"A disturbingly askew—at times, downright surreal—vision of the South."—Entertainment Weekly

"This is a South that knows something of suburbia, and while the characters may not be in the best circumstances, this is a great new take on the hard-drinking, hardscrabble Southerner."—Raleigh News and Observer

"Like a gentler Harry Crews, Singleton explores the backwaters of Southern life in this offbeat, episodic collection."—Publishers Weekly