"The Smoking Book" is built on the foundation of two questions: how does it feel to smoke, and what does smoking mean? Lesley Stern muses on these questions through intersecting stories and essays.

A 1999 Village Voice Literary Supplement "Writer on the Verge"
Sit back, breathe in deeply, and let Lesley Stern's sinuous words draw you into this innovative book that weaves the intimate act of smoking into a broad cultural picture of desire, exchange, and fulfillment.