"Amor Towles says the title of his new book “Table for Two” arose from a subconscious conviction “that our lives can often change materially due to a single conversation.”
And it’s the power of a conversation –
or a chance encounter or a sudden decision – to force a personal or historical reckoning
that animate the characters in his latest work,
a collection of six stories and a novella
set in New York and Los Angeles."

—Amor Towles