<DIV>Adam Levin’s debut novel <I>The Instructions</I> was one of the most buzzed-about books of 2010, a sprawling universe of “death-defying sentences, manic wit, exciting provocations and simple human warmth” (<I>Rolling Stone</I>).<BR><BR>Now, in the stories of <I>Hot Pink</I>, Levin delivers ten smaller worlds, shaken snow-globes of overweight romantics, legless prodigies, quixotic dollmakers, Chicagoland thugs, dirty old men, protective fathers, balloon-laden dumptrucks, and walls that ooze gels. Told with lust and affection, karate and tenderness, slapstickery, ferocity, and heart, <I>Hot Pink</I> is the work of a major talent in his sharpest form.</div>