Exclusive Cover Reveal of “Secrets and Other Hobbies” by Mary Hannah Terzino

Electric Literature is pleased to reveal the cover of Secrets and Other Hobbies by Mary Hannah Terzino, which will be published on October 20, 2026 by Cornerstone Press. You can pre-order your copy here.

In this collection of stories exploring the experiences of women—and sometimes men—of all ages, at pivotal moments in their lives, a child spies two women kissing at her mother’s bridge club. A young girl unwittingly contributes to terrible loss as she tries to honor her friend’s deepest wishes. A late-night drowning at a high school graduation party is mired in secrets. An older woman compulsively attends the town’s funerals, believing her presence there to be God’s calling. A retired woman finally harvests insights and breaks old habits through revelations from her daughter’s experiences. The stories in Secrets and Other Hobbies are layered with purposeful deception and poignant, hidden yearnings that cause their characters to stumble before they rise, if they rise at all. Seri...