Shot

“A potent and emotionally stirring depiction of how violence shapes everyday life.”—Kirkus Reviews

“This book should be read by all people, regardless of which side of the gun lobby they may fall.”—Readers Favorite 5 Stars

“Haunting and powerful, Shot reveals the devastating reality of gun violence in America. These deeply human stories confront us with the urgent truth: unless we act, gun violence will eventually reach us all. Both a call to awareness and a poignant reminder of the work that still needs to be done.”—Sandy Phillips, founder of Survivors Empowered

“In a poignant collection of 26 fictional stories, each victim of a mass shooting shares their final thoughts, dreams, and fears in the moments before tragedy strikes. Through vivid, heartbreaking snapshots, Jude Berman gracefully explores the human cost of gun violence, amplifying voices lost to an epidemic of shootings.”—Heidi Yewman, author of Beyond the Bullet: Personal Stories of Gun Violence Aftermath 

“In Shot, Jude Berman brings forth a powerful and haunting exploration of gun violence in America in a bold work of short stories that will captivate readers with its thematic unity and vivid prose, leaving readers to ponder what lies beyond the final moments.”—Jennifer Goldsmith, survivor of two mass shootings

“Shot delivers a poignant message about the US gun problem. Using fictional characters, Jude Berman does a brilliant job at putting faces and voices to the victims of gun violence. Anyone who cares about humanity and the thousands of firearm deaths annually will want to read this book.”—Julia Hatch, author of The Very Best of Care

“With her eye for detail and talent for deftly and empathetically sketching characters, Jude Berman has pulled off a true, and important, feat. In her indelible characters, you will surely see someone you know. You may even see yourself. If art can move the needle, this book might do it.”—Lorna Graham, writer at Dateline NBC and author of Where You Once Belonged

“Jude Berman presents well-crafted stories of individuals of various ages, occupations, and locations whose lives are abruptly impacted by gun violence. Shot captivates the reader with the details of each life and leaves us wishing the outcome had been different and knowing, in a different political climate, it could be.”—Marilyn J. Zimmerman, author of In Defense of Good Women